An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early on Sunday.
However, there is no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred in the southern Ibaraki prefecture, at a depth 42 miles.
The United States Geological Survey recorded a preliminary magnitude of 5.8, according to The Associated Press
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The government set up a task force to assess the extent of possible damage, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X.
The quake set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and shook the Tokyo area, but NHK public television, per the report, showed traffic on roads in nearby cities, including Mito and Saitama, seemingly normal.
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An underground water pipe ruptured in Tokyo’s eastern ward of Koto, with water pouring out onto the road, NHK footage showed. About 460 homes in Tokyo had power outages, according to TEPCO Power Grid.
Last month, a magnitude 7.1 quake struck the Kumamoto area on Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu, killing 38 people and injuring 364. It also destroyed more than 1,500 buildings and damaged nearly 20,000 others.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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