Japan: Strong earthquake injures people, including 90-year-old woman

The earth shook once again during the night from Saturday to Sunday in Japan. A 5.7 magnitude earthquake left more than twenty people injured in the center of the country.

The earthquake struck at 1:04 a.m. at a depth of 40 km in western Shizuoka Prefecture, about 200 km west of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Shinkansen traffic disrupted

The local newspaper Chunichi Shimbun and the Tokai TV channel reported at least 24 injured in Shizuoka prefecture and neighboring Aichi prefecture. A rescue official from Aichi prefecture, for his part, indicated that 16 minor injuries were recorded. Shizuoka prefecture reported three injuries, including a 90-year-old woman who fell from her bed.

Material damage, such as broken windows, was reported in several of the affected towns, and rail traffic was disrupted this Sunday morning in the region, including that of Shinkansen high-speed trains.