Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes central Japan leaving over 20 injured

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan, injuring more than 20 people. Al Jazeera, Mainichi Shimbun, The Straits Times, Japan Today, China Daily HK, India Today, and APA.az all reported that the tremor caused injuries to over 20 people. India Today reported that no tsunami warning was issued following the event. [1][2][3][5][7][8][9][10]

Outlets differ on the precise location of the damage and injuries. Al Jazeera reported that the earthquake hit Shizuoka prefecture. The Straits Times reported that at least 20 people were injured in Aichi prefecture. [1][3][5]

Authorities have warned of possible strong aftershocks in the coming days, according to Al Jazeera. [1]

Earthquakes vary in magnitude, quantified by scales such as the moment magnitude scale, which supersedes the older Richter scale for larger events. Globally, over 90 percent of earthquakes occur in the circum-Pacific seismic belt or along other convergent and transform margins. [11]