Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits Ehime, Hiroshima Prefectures; No Tsunami Expected

The Japan News

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku at around 3:24 p.m. Monday, measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 including Imabari, Saijo, and Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, and Kure and Fuchu in Hiroshima Prefecture.

No tsunami advisory was issued due to the earthquake.