TOKYO, June 26. /TASS/. Two people have so far been reported injured in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that hit near Tokyo on Friday evening, Japanese public television said.
The victims were two women - aged 80 and 90 in the Yamanashi and Kanagawa prefectures - who received bruises at home during the earthquake after falling.
The wall of a private apartment building collapsed in a suburb of Tokyo and in one of the Yamanashi districts. There has also been at least one landslide in this prefecture.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the famous Fuji volcano, in the area of the so-called five Fuji Lakes, a group of five lakes at the foot of the volcano. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 20 km. Japanese seismologists believe that the earthquake did not cause any activity at the dormant volcano, nor was it caused by any activity inside it.
According to the Japanese seven-point scale, it was assigned a magnitude of 6-. With earthquakes of this magnitude, it becomes difficult for a person to stay on their feet, loose furniture can tip over, and buildings can be damaged.
