Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan, says NHK

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An earthquake with ​a preliminary magnitude of ‌5 struck mountainous ​Nagano prefecture successful ⁠central Japan connected Saturday (April 18, 2026), said NHK.

The quake ‌hit Omachi successful bluish ‌Nagano astir 1:20 ‌p.m. (0420 ⁠GMT), NHK ⁠said, adding the Japan Meteorological Agency would clasp ​a property ‌conference successful astir 2 hours.

The earthquake registered a seismic ‌intensity of upper-5 ​on Japan’s 1-7 scale, beardown capable ⁠to marque question hard without support.

Published - April 18, 2026 01:04 p.m. IST

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