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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says

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In Short: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring over 20 people and causing minor damage, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

CCTV captures streets shaking as 5.7-magnitude earthquake hits Japan. Al Jazeera English

Local media reported that the earthquake shattered store windows and caused people to flee buildings. At least 22 people were injured, with the majority of the injuries occurring in Aichi Prefecture.

Chubu Electric Power Co., which operates the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Shizuoka Prefecture, reported no abnormalities at the facility following the earthquake.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency warned residents to be on the lookout for mudslides, falling rocks, and the possible effects of rainfall.

The agency also stated that the possibility of the Nov. 8 quake being linked to a possible Nankai Trough megaquake was “low.”

No tsunami warning was issued following the earthquake, and train services were temporarily suspended in some areas.

According to geological estimates cited by the United States Geological Survey, around 10 percent of the world's earthquakes occur in and around Japan.

Kumamoto Prefecture experienced a magnitude 7.1 quake on July 28, adding to the region's seismic activity.

The earthquake originated in the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture at a depth of about 40 kilometers, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The region is known for producing large, shallow earthquakes capable of generating tsunamis, as detailed by the SMS Tsunami Warning service.

What's confirmed

• More than 20 people have been injured after a strong earthquake shook central Japan, shattering store windows and sending people fleeing buildings, according to local media and authorities.
• TOKYO: A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media.
• TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 hit central Japan early Sunday, leaving over 20 people injured in Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures, authorities said.
• An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at around 10:53 a.m.
• The earthquake struck at around 1.04 am local time, with its epicentre in western Shizuoka Prefecture at a depth of approximately 40 km, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
• Updated - November 08, 2026 11:12 am IST - Tokyo A staff member of Japan’s Meteorological Agency speaks at a news conference in Tokyo following a strong earthquake in central Japan. | Photo Credit: AP A strong earthquake shook central Japan early on Sunday (November 8, 2026), shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media.
• A powerful 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked central Japan early Sunday, leaving dozens of people injured, breaking windows and disrupting train services, according to officials and local media.
• No tsunami warning was issued following the earthquake.
• The earthquake originated in the western part of Shizuoka prefecture at a depth of about 40 kilometers (25 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
• “Please be on the lookout for mudslides, falling rocks and the possible effects from rainfall,” agency official Ayataka Ebita told reporters.
• According to geological estimates cited by the United States Geological Survey, around 10 per cent of the world's earthquakes occur in and around Japan.
• The weather agency said the possibility that the Nov 8 quake was linked to a possible Nankai Trough megaquake was “low”.

What's still developing

• Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, with at least seven aftershocks recorded Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, with at least seven aftershocks recorded A magnitude-7 earthquake has hit Tibet, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and destroying hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media have said.
• The earthquake happened in one of the Philippines most seismically active regions, according to government scientists.
• PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia ’s Sulawesi island Tuesday, killing at least one resident, injuring dozens of people, damaging homes and infrastructure and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago, officials said.
• Official seismic assessments showed the worst of it was in Aichi.
• Typhoon Champi has reached the highest storm intensity level and is forecast to turn northeast off Taiwan before passing south of Jeju Island this weekend, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Wednesday.
• The power plant is located near an area identified as a potential epicenter for a massive earthquake—a "megaquake"—along the Nankai Trough.

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