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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits eastern Japan; no tsunami warning issued
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck eastern Japan at 12:07 a.m.
on Oct.
29, including Chiba Prefecture.
The epicenter was in Chiba Prefecture, about 50 kilometers below the surface.
The shaking reached lower 5 on Japan’s seven-level intensity scale.
No tsunami warning was issued after the quake.
The Japan Meteorological Agency provided the location, depth and preliminary magnitude.
The available information does not say what damage, if any, occurred or describe further steps.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan on Oct. 29, 2026.
The quake registered lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, which has a maximum of 7.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the epicenter was in Chiba Prefecture, at a depth of 50 kilometers.
No tsunami warning was issued.
- Who
- People in Chiba Prefecture and eastern Japan were affected.
- What
- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck, registering lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale. No tsunami warning was issued.
- When
- Oct. 29, 2026, at 12:07 a.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency alert.
- Where
- Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Magnitude
- 5.4
- Date and time
- Oct. 29, 2026, 12:07 a.m.
- Epicenter
- Chiba Prefecture, 35.7°N, 140.7°E
- Depth
- 50 kilometers
- Seismic intensity
- Lower 5 on a scale with a maximum of 7
- Tsunami warning
- None issued