Overview
- The earthquake struck around 2:48 p.m. JST on January 15 in Gifu Prefecture’s Hida region, according to NHK.
- The hypocenter was reported as very shallow and the magnitude was estimated at 5.2.
- Seismic intensity reached Shindo 4 in Takayama, with Shindo 3 observed in parts of Gifu and Nagano.
- NHK stated there is no concern for a tsunami from this event.
- Monitoring and local reporting continue as NHK shares preparedness guidance and municipality-level intensity maps.