M4.7 quake shakes Ehime Pref

July 24, 2015

M4.7 quake jolts Japan's southwestern Ehime Prefecture

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 shook Ehime Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The quake occurred at 5:53 p.m. and originated in southern parts of Ehime at a depth of around 40 kilometers. It registered 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Seiyo city in the prefecture. No tsunami warning was issued.

Shikoku Electric Power Co. said it has not detected any problems at its three-reactor Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture.