5.1-magnitude earthquake hits near Tokyo

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Thursday (Oct 1) evening, with tremors clearly felt in the Japanese capital, reported Xinhua.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred at around 9.27pm local time at a depth of about 50km, measuring 3 on Japan's 0-to-7 seismic intensity scale in parts of Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures.

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东京：据新华社报道，周四（10月1日）晚间，东京附近的千叶县发生初步震级为5.1级的地震，日本首都东京有明显震感。

据日本气象厅称，地震发生在当地时间晚上9点27分左右，震源深度约50公里，在日本0到7级地震烈度等级中为3级，震中位于茨城县和千叶县的部分地区。

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