According to the Meteorological Agency, the 4:16 a.m. earthquake had a magnitude of 5 on the Japanese earthquake intensity scale of 7 in Kisarazu and 5 in Kimitsu, both in Chiba prefecture and 4 in areas such as Chiyoda and Shinagawa in Tokyo. The tsunami warning was not issued. The agency defines the top five on the Shindō scale as a situation in which many people find it difficult to walk. According to the agency, for the first time since March 2012, a magnitude 5 earthquake struck Chiba prefecture, according to the Japan Times.
The agency warned that earthquakes of this magnitude could occur within a week. Two women were lightly injured in Chiba Prefecture and two others were injured in Kanagawa Prefecture, including a man who was hit by a ceiling light while he slept. No casualties or damage were reported in Tokyo.
Some East Japan Railway services passing through Chiba Prefecture, including the Uchibo and Sotobo lines, have been canceled or delayed. In Kisarazu, the roof tiles were moved and scattered on the ground. Dozens of elevators, mostly in high-rise buildings in Tokyo but also in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, automatically stopped due to the earthquake, and maintenance staff had to manually restart them. But no one was locked inside, says Elevator Systems, a company that manufactures and services elevators.
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