A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Japanese capital Tokyo and surrounding regions on Thursday evening, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency stated.
Initial information and facts from the JMA place the epicentre of the quake in Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, and stated it struck at 10:41pm (1341 GMT) with a depth of 80 kilometres. There had been no quick reports of injuries or harm.