M4.2 Quake Hits Tokyo, Kanto Region; No Tsunami Warning Issued

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The Japan Meteorological Agency in Minato Ward, Tokyo

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck the southern Kanto region at 3:18 p.m. on Friday.

The quake’s epicenter was in Chiba Prefecture. It measured a 2 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Nerima Ward, Chufu, Machida and Kodaira and other areas in Chiba, Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectures.

No tsunami warning was issued.