M4.8 Earthquake Hits Central Tokyo; No Tsunami Expected


An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.8 struck the Kanto region at 8:59 a.m. on Sunday, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in central Tokyo and eastern part of Kanagawa Prefecture.

There is deemed to be no threat of tsunami damage from this earthquake, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.