M5.0 quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

TOKYO, April 1 (Kyodo/APP) : An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 rattled eastern Japan on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued, according to the weather agency.
The 10:06 a.m. quake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture, with the temblor measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in nearby Tochigi Prefecture. It measured 3 in central Tokyo.
No casualties or significant property damage have been reported so far in Tochigi Prefecture, authorities said, while they continue to gather relevant information.
The Tokai No. 2 nuclear power station in Ibaraki Prefecture has confirmed no abnormalities, its operator Japan Atomic Power Co. said.
The shinkansen bullet train service between Tokyo and Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan was suspended in the wake of the quake, but operations resumed about 10 minutes later as no abnormalities were found, according to railway operator JR East.
The quake occurred at a depth of 50 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A lower 5 quake is defined by the agency as shaking that causes many people to be frightened and to hold onto something stable, while objects may fall from shelves.