M5.4 Quake Shakes Chiba, Japan; No Tsunami Risk
A preliminary magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northeastern Chiba Prefecture at 12:07 a.m. Thursday Japan time (8:07 a.m. Wednesday B.C. time), about 50 km deep, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Shaking reached lower 5 on Japan’s scale in Yokoshibahikari and was felt in Tokyo. The JMA said there was no tsunami risk. NHK said police had no immediate damage reports.
What’s confirmed
- A preliminary magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck northeastern Chiba Prefecture at 12:07 a.m. Thursday Japan time (8:07 a.m. Wednesday B.C. time), about 50 km deep, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
- Shaking reached lower 5 on Japan’s scale in Yokoshibahikari and was felt in Tokyo.
- The JMA said there was no tsunami risk.
- NHK said police had no immediate damage reports.
Confirmed by 3 independent outlets: Kyodo News, NHK and Weathernews.
What would move the score
- Now: 93% with 3 independent confirmations plus the primary source.
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Confirmation record
Plus the primary source: the Japan Meteorological Agency.| ✓ | Kyodo News Counted https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/89721 |
| ✓ | NHK Counted https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20261029de67425 |
| ✓ | Weathernews Counted https://weathernews.jp/news/202610/290007quake/ |
| · | Primary source Plus the primary source: the Japan Meteorological Agency. https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=earthquake_map |
Updated / Corrected log
- Published at 93% with 3 independent confirmations.
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