"A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday, the country's meteorological agency said. The quake was relatively shallow, the meteorological service said, and struck around 10:18 a.m. local time (0118 GMT). There was no tsunami threat, the agency added. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 5.7. The quake occurred in Shimane prefecture in northwestern Japan, impacting the cities of Matsue and Yasugi and nearby areas in Tottori prefecture."
"There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. However, parts of the Shinkansen bullet train network were temporarily suspended as a precaution, authorities said. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said no abnormalities were detected at the Shimane nuclear power plant. Smaller quakes and tremors followed The quake registered an upper five on Japan's Shindo scale in the western city of Yasugi, strong enough to topple heavy furniture and make driving difficult. According to the meteorological agency, the region was hit by multiple smaller quakes."
A shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck western Japan at about 10:18 a.m. local time, with the USGS measuring magnitude 5.7. The quake occurred in Shimane prefecture, affecting Matsue, Yasugi and nearby areas in Tottori prefecture. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, and no tsunami threat was issued. Parts of the Shinkansen bullet train network were temporarily suspended as a precaution. The Nuclear Regulation Authority reported no abnormalities at the Shimane nuclear power plant. The quake registered an upper five on Japan's Shindo scale in Yasugi, and multiple smaller tremors followed. Japan sits on the "Ring of Fire" and experiences roughly 1,500 earthquakes annually, accounting for about 18% of global magnitude-6-or-greater quakes.
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