Tokyo, Japan: The initial number of people injured in the earthquake that struck eastern Japan has reached 23, most of whom sustained minor injuries.
The 5.9 magnitude quake, which originated in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture at a depth of 68 kilometers, did not trigger a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, according to Kyodo News Agency.
Officials said the injured were spread across four prefectures, Saitama, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Ibaraki. The earthquake also caused delays to some trains serving Tokyo and Narita Airport, as well as a number of local trains. Power was temporarily cut to around 460 homes in Tokyo before being restored.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on social media that she had instructed officials to ascertain the extent of the damage from the quake and provide timely information to the public.
Authorities also reported no abnormalities at nuclear power plants or facilities handling nuclear materials in the affected areas.
Initial estimates had put the earthquake's magnitude at 5.8, according to the German GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, which located it off the eastern coast of Honshu Island. The Japan Meteorological Agency later revised the magnitude to 5.9 and placed the epicenter in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.
