TOKYO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Shaking was felt in the Japanese capital.
According to the weather agency, the temblor occurred at around 00:07 a.m. local time at a depth of about 50 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan's 0-to-7 seismic-intensity scale in the northeastern part of Chiba Prefecture.
The quake's epicenter was located at a latitude of 35.7 degrees north and a longitude of 140.7 degrees east.
No tsunami warning has been issued. ■
