As per the Japan Meteorological Department, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake has been reported near the Northeastern Chiba Prefecture in Japan on Tuesday (03 November) at around 1440 hours (local time).
The epicentre was located at 35.7 degrees North, 140.6 degrees East, at a depth of approximately 50 kilometres. Following are the latest updates available:
• Seismic Intensity in Chiba Prefecture: A maximum seismic intensity of 3 was recorded in Togane City, Asahi City, Sosa City, Sammu City, Tako Town, Kujukuri Town, Shibayama Town and Yokoshibahikari Town. A seismic intensity of 2 was recorded across several other municipalities, including Katori City, Narita City, Sakura City, Ichihara City, Yachiyo City and Yachimata City. Seismic intensity 1 was recorded in additional areas, including Choshi City, Mobara City, Funabashi City, Matsudo City, Kashiwa City and Urayasu City.
• Impact in Ibaraki Prefecture: A seismic intensity of 2 was recorded in Kashima City, Itako City, Inashiki City and Kamisu City. A seismic intensity of 1 was recorded in several other municipalities, including Tsuchiura City, Tsukuba City, Toride City, Moriya City, Kasama City and Hitachinaka City.
• Impact in Other Prefectures: A seismic intensity of 1 was recorded in parts of Saitama Prefecture, including Kazo City, Kounosu City and several wards of Saitama City. The same intensity was recorded across multiple wards of Tokyo Metropolis, including Chiyoda, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ota and Koto. In Kanagawa Prefecture, intensity 1 was observed in parts of Yokohama and Kawasaki, as well as Yokosuka City, Chigasaki City and Yugawara Town. Intensity 1 was also recorded in Oshino Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, and Higashiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Categories: Natural Disasters - Earthquake
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