Just now! Tremors in Tokyo! Strong earthquake in eastern Japan! 千葉 地震

On Friday evening, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The epicenter was in the ocean at a depth of 45 kilometers, 14 kilometers east of the city of Togane. There was no tsunami warning. The tremors were strongly felt in the prefectures of Chiba and Ibaraki. The earthquake was also felt by residents of the country’s capital, Tokyo. There were no reports of damage. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above.