Strong quake jolts TOKYO vicinity hours before Trump's arrival

Strong quake jolts TOKYO vicinity hours before Trump's arrival

The estimated 5.1 magnitude earthquake, which struck at about 3:20 p.m., measured a lower 5 on the 7-point Japanese seismic intensity scale in northeastern Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo, and 4 in some other parts of Chiba Prefecture hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was due to arrive for a four-day visit as a state guest, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. and Tokyo's 23 wards.

This image from the Japan Meteorological Agency website shows the seismic intensity of the quake that struck at 3:20 p.m. on May 25, 2019.
TOKYO  A strong earthquake jolted eastern Japan on the afternoon of May 25, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

 The quake, which was focused in southern Chiba Prefecture and struck at a depth of 40 kilometers, posed no risk of a tsunami, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.

The temblor registered a 3 on the Japanese scale in other parts of the surrounding prefectures of Ibaraki, Saitama and Kanagawa.
The JMA is calling on people to be careful of aftershocks over the coming week.

It registered 4 on the intensity scale in some other parts of the prefecture, as well as Chuo Ward in central Tokyo.

The government set up an emergency unit at the prime minister's office to gather information. But so far there have been no reports of major damage.

No flights to or from Narita international airport in the prefecture were affected by the quake, according to the transport ministry's local office.