Multiple Injuries and Damage Caused by Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake in Tokyo Bay Area.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Tokyo Bay area, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured and causing damage to buildings. The quake registered upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kisarazu and lower 5 in Kimitsu, both in Chiba Prefecture, and 4 in areas including Tokyo's Chiyoda and Shinagawa wards. No tsunami warning was issued. Around 3,000 elevators in Tokyo and its vicinity stopped but no one was trapped inside. Most train lines operated normally from their first services and there was no major disruption for morning commuters.