Tokyo: A moderate earthquake rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 30 people, most of them lightly, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami.
According to Emirates News Agency, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9. It was centered in the southern Ibaraki prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometers.
At least 37 individuals sustained injuries across five prefectures in the region. The injuries were distributed as follows: 15 in Tokyo, nine in Saitama, eight in Kanagawa, four in Chiba, and one in Ibaraki, as reported by prefectural officials and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.