{
  "id": 16986462,
  "title": "Magnitude 5.5 quake hits Japan's Chiba Prefecture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/magnitude-5-5-quake-hits-japans-chiba-prefecture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T01:24:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1565939/magnitude-55-quake-hits-japans-chiba-prefecture"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, early Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, as reported by the New Straits Times. The quake occurred at 12.07am local time, with a depth of approximately 52 kilometres, and did not pose a tsunami threat. The intensity was recorded at a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale, with stronger shaking felt in Yokoshibahikari and lesser shaking in other areas of the prefecture. The tremor was also felt in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, including Tochigi, Ibaraki, and Saitama.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}