Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan — more than 20 injured reported, no tsunami warning
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck western Shizuoka Prefecture at 01:04 local time on Sunday 8 November 2026, shaking a wide area of central Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded upper 5 intensity in Chita, Aichi, and issued no tsunami warning. Local media counts put the injured at more than 20, with later Japanese reports higher, and no deaths had been reported. The agency warned of possible strong quakes in the coming week.
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Key points
- The quake struck at 01:04 local time in western Shizuoka, about 40 km deep — magnitude 5.7 on the agency's measure.
- Upper 5 intensity in Chita, Aichi; no tsunami warning was issued.
- Injury counts in local media rose past 20 and were still moving; no deaths had been reported.
- No abnormalities at the Hamaoka nuclear plant; the agency put the Nankai Trough link as low and warned of strong quakes in the coming week.
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What happened
The shaking was felt across a wide area of central Japan, including Hamamatsu, Kyoto and Nara, and store windows were reported shattered. The quake came days after a separate magnitude 6.1 quake near Tokyo, in a country where the feared Nankai Trough megaquake shapes every strong tremor's reception.
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Why this label: The agency's figures as reported by the Associated Press and Kyodo, in agreement on the time, depth, intensity pattern and the absence of a tsunami warning; the two magnitude figures are the two agencies' own.
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Why this label: The counts rose through the morning and come from local media tallies, not a settled official figure; no single toll is carried as verified.
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Why this label: The operator's statement as reported by Kyodo; the plant sits near the projected source area of a possible Nankai Trough megaquake.
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Why this label: The agency's warning and assessment as reported by the Associated Press and Kyodo, in agreement.
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What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- The quake's time, depth, intensity pattern and magnitudes, and that no tsunami warning was issued and no plant abnormality was found.
What we don't know yet
- The settled injury toll — local media counts were still rising through the morning.
- The full extent of building and transport damage.
Why it matters
A shallow night-time quake under a populated prefecture, beside a nuclear plant and inside the projected Nankai Trough source area, is exactly the scenario Japan's warning system is built for — and the injury count and aftershock risk will be watched through the week the agency flagged.
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