(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale struck central Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
No tsunami warning was issued for the 10:08 p.m. (1308 GMT Thursday) quake, the agency said. At least five people were injured from, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Shinkansen bullet train service in the region was temporarily suspended. There were no impacts on nuclear power plant in the region, according to the plant operator.
The focus of the temblor was 10 km underground in the northern Nagano Prefecture, about 220 km northwest of Tokyo, the weather agency said. The quake registered lower six on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of seven in parts of Nagano Prefecture. The weather agency defines an intensity of lower six as strong enough to most heavy and unbolted furniture moves and falls.
The government established a task force at the prime minister's office to gather information about the quake damage. At a press conference in Tokyo, a weather agency official warned that quakes measuring up to upper five in intensity could occur in areas around the epicenter in the coming week.
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