Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Shakes Buildings In Tokyo

A strong earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck eastern Japan, just north of Tokyo on Monday. RT reports: Local news outlets say the quake was felt in the Saitama and Tokyo areas, with buildings swaying. Metro operations were briefly suspended on all routes in Tokyo, but services restarted four minutes later. An elevator maintenance firm in Tokyo said several elevators stopped in the metropolitan area due to the quake with commuters asked to “use emergency buttons,” according to NHK. TASS news agency reports that books fell from shelves and furniture shook at its headquarters in Tokyo. No damage was reported at airports, the Japan Times reports, citing officials. OnTae looks calm when the magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck. And jonghyunie looks scared and shocked pic.twitter.com/wyBtpStfWg — JT ♡ (@shineonfive) May 16, 2016 Very solid tremor (M5.6) just now. Our home shook firmly, then we experienced the odd sensation when everything solid feels gelatinous. — Fernando Gros (@fernandogros) May 16, 2016 Had a storm in Hiroshima and now my house in Tokyo is shaking because of this quake what is going on — Shoko Oda (@shoko_oda) May 16, 2016 No abnormalities reported at nuclear power facilities following M5.6 earthquake that [...]