Overview
- The magnitude 5.7 earthquake, which struck Saturday around 6:28 p.m. local time, rattled the Kansai region including Osaka and Nara.
- Japan’s Meteorological Agency sent an emergency earthquake alert urging people in Nara Prefecture to take care.
- No tsunami warning has been issued, and no casualties have been reported so far.
- Local emergency services mobilised in Nara and Osaka in response to the strong shaking.
- Initial reports list differing focal depths, ranging from about 59 to 80 kilometres, as monitors continue checks following an April 20 offshore magnitude 7.7 that prompted a short-term vigilance advisory.