A series of strong earthquakes, one with a preliminary magnitude of up to 6.2, rattled the western Japan prefectures of Shimane and Tottori on Tuesday, though no tsunami warning has been issued, according to the country’s weather agency.
The 10:18 a.m. quake struck eastern Shimane Prefecture, measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, followed by quakes measuring lower 5, or M5.1, at 10:28 a.m. and 4, or M5.4, at 10:37 a.m.
The initial quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
No abnormalities were detected at the Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue after the first quake, operator Chugoku Electric Power Co. said.
Bullet train services in western Japan were halted due to a power outage after the initial earthquake, railway operator JR West said.
The Sanyo Shinkansen Line services are halted between Okayama and Hiroshima stations, but are expected to resume at around 1 p.m., according to JR West. Other sections on the line are seeing delays.
