Magnitude-5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan, injuring over 20

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 jolted central Japan early Sunday, leaving more than 20 people injured in Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures, Kyodo News reported.

The tremor struck at around 1:04 a.m. in western Shizuoka Prefecture, at a depth of about 40 kilometers. It registered an upper 5 on Japan's seven-level seismic intensity scale in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). No tsunami warning was issued.

No abnormalities were detected at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., said.

The central government set up a liaison office to coordinate its response to the earthquake.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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