Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Tokyo after Japan issued megaquake advisory


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Aug 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) -A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts of Japan on Friday evening, the government said, a day after it issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge earthquake in the west of the country.

Although damage to the areas closest to the epicentre was not immediately clear, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government had not received any reports of major damage, speaking at his Tokyo office shortly after the quake.

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