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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture at 12:12 p.m. on Thursday, registering as a 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the northeastern and southern part of Chiba Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
A tsunami is not expected to hit Japan following the earthquake, according to the agency.
The focus of the earthquake is 50 kilometers deep off the eastern coast of Chiba Prefecture.
