Earthquake of magnitude of 6.3 hits western Japan, no tsunami warning (updated)

Hokuriku Electric Power Co

05/05/2023 07:13

(Adds no abnormalities at nuclear plants after quake)
       May 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3
struck off Japan's western prefecture Ishikawa on Friday,
authorities said. 
    No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, public
broadcaster NHK said. 
    No abnormalities were reported at the Shika nuclear power
plant located in Ishikawa prefecture, as well as at the
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in neighbouring prefecture of Niigata,
broadcaster NTV and Kyodo news agency said.

 (Reporting by Eimi Yamamitsu and Satoshi Sugiyama
Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Himani Sarkar)
 ((Eimi.Yamamitsu@thomsonreuters.com;))