Earthquake jolts Tokyo
Pastor Dale Morgan
Earthquake jolts Tokyo*
From correspondents in Tokyo
October 01, 2007 07:25am
Article from: Agence France-Presse
A MODERATE earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted the
Tokyo region early today, swaying buildings, the Japan Meteorological
Agency said.
It struck on the start of the day Japan was introducing a world-first
early warning system for earthquakes, which gives public utilities and
others advance notice that a tremor will strike.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake, which struck
at 2.21am (3.21am AEST) in Kanagawa prefecture just south of the
Japanese capital.
However, two elderly people were hospitalised after falls, and some
train stations were shut, the Kyodo news agency reported.
Television footage showed a bridge trembling from the quake, which could
also be felt in the heart of Tokyo.
Japan experiences 20 per cent of the world's powerful earthquakes.