Tokyo Earthquake | Tokyo Earthquake Measures 7.1
Tokyo Earthquake | Tokyo Earthquake Measures 7.1
A strong earthquake shook Japan's capital and surrounding areas Sunday, halting trains and a professional baseball game, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
There was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, which was centered at a depth of 188 miles (303 kilometers) in the Izu islands off the eastern coast of Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The USGS measured the quake at magnitude 7.1, while the Japan Meteorological Agency put it at 6.9.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and experts believe Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being hit by a major quake over the next 50 years.
In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.
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