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5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes japanese Japan

TOKYO, twenty third August, 2026 (WAM) — A reasonable earthquake rattled japanese Japan, together with the Tokyo space, early Sunday, injuring greater than 30 individuals, most of them evenly, officers stated. There was no hazard of a tsunami.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 and its epicenter was within the southern Ibaraki prefecture with a depth of 70 kilometres.

At least 37 individuals had been injured in 5 prefectures within the area – 15 in Tokyo, 9 in Saitama, eight in Kanagawa, 4 in Chiba and one in Ibaraki – in line with prefectural officers and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

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