6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan’s Chiba territory

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan’s Chiba Prefecture at 7:03 p.m. on Friday, sending shockwaves to nearby areas including Tokyo. The Japan Times Reported

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake was felt at a depth of 50 kilometers east of Chiba.

Officials say there is no tsunami warning.

The country’s nuclear authority said nothing unusual had been detected at nuclear plants around the region.

Friday’s earthquake in Japan comes just three weeks after a 6.5-magnitude quake in Ishikawa Prefecture killed one person and injured several others.

The earthquake had a depth of 12 km and struck the northern tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, off the coast of Japan.

According to NHK According to reports, local police in the city of Suzhou, Ishikawa Prefecture — near the epicenter — reported several buildings damaged by the quake and hospitals receiving patients with earthquake-related injuries.

It reported: “One person who fell from a ladder was unresponsive. The Suzhou Fire Department noted that three houses had collapsed and two people were trapped in two structures.”