Earthquake Today in Japan: 5.3 Quake Hits Near Tokyo

Earthquake Today in Japan: 5.3 Quake Hits Near Tokyo
Jack Phillips
12/20/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake stuck near Tokyo in Abiko, Japan, on Friday.

The quake was reportedly felt in Tokyo.

Users on Twitter said they could feel the temblor.

“That earthquake made me hungry,” wrote one.

Added another: “Trying to draw during an earthquake #japan.”

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 42 miles, hitting near Shiroi, Kashiwa, and 22 miles from Tokyo.

The quake hit after 1 a.m. local time.

 

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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