Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck eastern Japan on Wednesday morning. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 occurred at a depth of roughly 50 kilometers in southern Ibaraki Prefecture at around 10:06 a.m. The temblor registered lower 5 in the city of Moka in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture. East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, briefly suspended service on its Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations for safety checks. Operation resumed at 10:18 a.m., and trains were delayed by up to 15 minutes. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Strong Quake Strikes Eastern Japan
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