The Chiba earthquake in Japan has injured 52 people

Original title: the Chiba earthquake in Japan has injured 52 people
Xinhua news agency, Tokyo, October 8 (reporter Jiang qiaomei) - a 5.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the northwest of Chiba County, Japan at about 22:41 on the 7th (21:41 Beijing time). According to the statistics of relevant Japanese departments, up to now, 52 people have been injured in the earthquake.
In the early morning of the 8th, Jin Shutian, head of the earthquake and tsunami monitoring section of the Japan Meteorological Agency, also held a press conference to reduce the magnitude from 6.1 originally announced to 5.9 on the evening of the 7th, and the focal depth was revised from 80 km to about 75 km. Statistics released by the Fire Department of the Ministry of general affairs on the 8th show that up to now, 52 people have been injured in the earthquake, and at least 4 people have been seriously injured.
During the earthquake, the whole Tokyo circle, including Chiba Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo Metropolitan and Kanagawa Prefecture, was strongly felt. Among them, the earthquake had a great impact on public transport in Tokyo. On the morning of August 8, most public transport lines resumed operation after safety confirmation. However, due to the disorder of departure schedule, some trains were stopped, and there was a long queue and limited entry at the station. East Japan Railway Company said that it is expected that nearly 130000 people in Tokyo and surrounding areas will be affected on the same day. A tram running in Zuli District derailed at the time of the earthquake on the evening of July 7 and has not been repaired.
The earthquake also caused serious damage to urban infrastructure. Water pipe burst, water leakage, water cut-off and power failure occurred in many places. After the earthquake, a fire broke out in an oil refinery in xiupu City, Chiba county and a residential building in caoga City, Saitama county. The fire department is investigating the relationship between the fire and the earthquake.
The Japan Meteorological Agency specially warned that earthquakes of the same scale may occur in the next week, especially in two or three days, and called on the people to take precautions in advance.
The earthquake magnitudes set by the Japan Meteorological Agency from weak to strong are 0 to 4, 5 weak, 5 strong, 6 weak, 6 strong and 7 respectively, with a total of 10 levels. Although the epicenter of the earthquake is deep, the magnitude observed in the Tokyo metropolitan area has reached 5, which is the largest since 2011 & ldquo; 3· 11” It is the first time that a strong earthquake of 5 degrees has occurred since the great earthquake.
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