M4.5 Earthquake Hits Gifu Prefecture, Area Northeast of Nagoya; No Tsunami Warning, says JMA

The Japan News
16:10 JST, May 29, 2025
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 hit Gifu Prefecture, northeast of Nagoya, at 3:29 p.m. on Thursday. It measured 4 on the seismic intensity scale of 7 in Takayama in Gifu Prefecture and 3 in Hida in the prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The agency said that no tsunami is expected.
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