Tokyo:
Powerful earthquakes on Tuesday rattled Japan, triggering panic on fears of a tsunami and injuring dozens of people southwest of Tokyo.
The quake struck in the early hours, shutting down bullet train services in the affected region of Japan and provoking a landslide with the nation already braced for more damage from Typhoon Etau.
At least 43 people were injured, mostly by falling objects, with two in a serious condition, said a Shizuoka prefecture official. A nuclear power plant went into automatic shutdown but no incidents were registered.
In an address on Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Shizuoka governor Heita Kawakatsu urged the public to "remain level-headed and gather correct information we provide through TV programmes."
The Japanese tremor registered a strong 6.4, according to the US Geological Survey.
A tsunami alert issued for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the US National Weather Service.
"Sea level readings indicate that a significant tsunami was not generated," it said.
The Japanese quake struck at 5:07 am (0137 IST) in the Pacific Ocean about 170 kilometres southwest of Tokyo at a depth of 26.8 kilometres.
It shook buildings and jolted people from their sleep in Tokyo and areas southwest of the capital.
The quake struck in the early hours, shutting down bullet train services in the affected region of Japan and provoking a landslide with the nation already braced for more damage from Typhoon Etau.
At least 43 people were injured, mostly by falling objects, with two in a serious condition, said a Shizuoka prefecture official. A nuclear power plant went into automatic shutdown but no incidents were registered.
In an address on Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Shizuoka governor Heita Kawakatsu urged the public to "remain level-headed and gather correct information we provide through TV programmes."
The Japanese tremor registered a strong 6.4, according to the US Geological Survey.
A tsunami alert issued for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the US National Weather Service.
"Sea level readings indicate that a significant tsunami was not generated," it said.
The Japanese quake struck at 5:07 am (0137 IST) in the Pacific Ocean about 170 kilometres southwest of Tokyo at a depth of 26.8 kilometres.
It shook buildings and jolted people from their sleep in Tokyo and areas southwest of the capital.
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