A 6.0m earthquake erupted off Japan’s jap coast, with shaking felt all the way in which in Tokyo, some 200 kilometers away from the epicenter, in line with journalists visiting the town to cowl the Olympic video games.
The quake struck off the coast of the Ibaraki Prefecture round 5:30am on Wednesday morning, with the Japan Meteorological Company placing it at a depth of 40km. The company recorded a number of aftershocks, one coming in at 5.6 magnitude, although added there is no such thing as a threat of a tsunami.
"Welcome again to the Olympic metropolis the place we’re at present in an earthquake"@MarkBeretta simply powered via his sports activities report whereas Tokyo was being hit by a tremor 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/O4pUxM1yHD
— Dawn (@sunriseon7) August three, 2021
“Welcome again to the Olympic metropolis, the place we’re at present in an earthquake,” mentioned Australian sports activities commentator Mark Beretta whereas introducing a information phase from Tokyo. Apparently unfazed by the quake, he continued his Olympic broadcast, however later famous it was “fairly an uncommon second,” including that the studio, sitting “about 10 storeys up,” swayed throughout the occasion.
I felt what seemed to be a light earthquake right here in Tokyo. Round 5:33 am Wednesday morning right here. Rolled for a great 20 seconds. Curiously my crew three flooring beneath me felt nothing. Japanese meteorological company reporting 6.zero magnitude.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August three, 2021
Different reporters within the capital metropolis additionally commented on the tremor, amongst them NBC’s Lester Holt, who mentioned he felt about 20 seconds of shaking, whereas some mentioned it lasted longer.
I felt some shaking from an earthquake right here in Tokyo round 5:30 am. Instantly requested my crew in the event that they felt something – they didn’t. Japanese meteorological company reporting 6.zero magnitude about two hours away from Tokyo. No tsunami warning.
— Jamie Yuccas (@jamieyuccas) August three, 2021
Earthquake in Tokyo proper now. I’ve felt the shaking for about 30 seconds. Nonetheless going.
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) August three, 2021
Whereas Ibaraki Prefecture is positioned about 83km (51 miles) northeast of Tokyo, the quake’s epicenter hit a long way off the coast.
With no stories of harm or accidents and no tsunami menace, nevertheless, it seems the earthquake poses no hazard to the Tokyo video games, that are set to run till August eight.
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