According to reports from Japan on Nov. 8, the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Shizuoka Prefecture in the early hours of the day has injured more than 20 people and affected some railway services.
Reports said the earthquake injured at least three people in Shizuoka Prefecture. According to the fire department of Aichi Prefecture, which borders Shizuoka, the quake injured more than 20 people in Aichi, with some injuries occurring when people fell while evacuating.
According to railway operators, following the earthquake, the Tokaido Shinkansen is operating at reduced speeds between Shizuoka Station and Gifu-Hashima Station, and some ordinary railway trains in Aichi Prefecture were temporarily suspended.
Chubu Electric Power Company said no abnormalities have been detected so far at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture.
At around 1:04 am local time on Nov. 8 (0:04 am Beijing time), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck western Shizuoka Prefecture, with a focal depth of about 40 kilometres. Shaking of intensity 5-upper on the Japanese seismic scale was observed in Chita, Aichi Prefecture. The quake was also felt in Tokyo.
According to NHK, the display window glass of a car dealership shattered, leaving only the window frame; in a bookstore, large numbers of books fell from shelves and were scattered across the floor.
The Japan Meteorological Agency's seismic intensity scale runs from 0 to 4, 5-lower, 5-upper, 6-lower, 6-upper and 7, with 10 levels in total. The agency said that in an intensity 5-upper earthquake, most people usually find it difficult to walk without holding onto something, unsecured furniture may topple, building glass may break and fall, and some homes with weaker earthquake resistance may develop cracks in walls.
(Video source: NHK)
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