M5.3 quake hits near Tokyo, unlikely linked with potential megaquake

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 jolted areas near Tokyo on Friday, the national weather agency said, adding that it appears not to be linked with the chance of a massive quake occurring from the Nankai Trough in the Pacific.The quake, which struck at 7:57 p.m., measured at a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in western Kanagawa Prefecture. The focus of the quake was 13 kilometers underground and no tsunami warning was issued.Central Japan Railway Co. temporarily halted its Tokaido Shinkansen Line bullet train service between Shinagawa and Shizuoka statio…READ FULL ARTICLE