Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture

The Japan Meteorological Agency in Minato Ward, Tokyo
The Yomiuri Shimbun
11:39 JST, May 10, 2023
An earthquake measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Tokyo at around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced.
The epicenter, which had an estimated magnitude of 4.1, was in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, at a depth of 70 kilometers.
No tsunami warning has been issued.
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