Tokyo buildings shaken by magnitude 5 earthquake; no tsunami warning

The intensity of Wednesday morning's earthquake is shown in a meteorological agency map. - JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY via The Japan News/ANN

TOKYO: An earthquake of magnitude 5 hit the greater Tokyo region, authorities said on Wednesday (April 1), shaking buildings in the capital, but prompting no tsunami warning.

The epicentre in the Ibaraki region was 50 km deep, the Japan Meteorological Agency added. - Reuters