Event Brief
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattles Tokyo and eastern Kanto
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Aug 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM ET
Summary: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Tokyo and Japan’s eastern Kanto region. Shaking registered lower 5 on Japan’s seven-point seismic scale, and there was no risk of a tsunami.
WHO: Japan Meteorological Agency
WHAT: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Tokyo and the eastern Kanto region; shaking reached lower 5 on Japan’s seven-point seismic scale and no tsunami risk was reported.
WHEN: Aug 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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