Magnitude-5.3 earthquake rattles through Tokyo area | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News,

A strong earthquake originating in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area at 9:08 a.m. on March 21, sparking concerns of landslides and delaying several train lines.

No injuries were reported, and a tsunami warning was not issued following the earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 5.3.

The quake registered a lower-5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, and Kazo, Saitama Prefecture.

The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging residents in these areas to be cautious of landslides and cliff collapses for about a week.

Intensities of 4 were felt in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, and Noda, Chiba Prefecture.

The quake also rattled Tokyo’s 23 central wards with an intensity of 3.

East Japan Railway Co. said services were temporarily suspended on the Tohoku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines.

According to Japan Atomic Power Co., no abnormalities were reported at its Tokai Second Nuclear Power Plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, which is currently offline.

The JMA said the focus of the earthquake was about 50 kilometers deep. It was a reverse-fault type earthquake that struck near the boundary between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Continental Plate.