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Record rainfall in Chiba Prefecture—up to 360mm in 24 hours—caused floods that closed roads and rails, left at least four dead (with others unaccounted) and more than 22,000 households without power, while thousands were stranded at Narita and Soga station during the Bon holiday travel week.
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Tokyo Bay area, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured and causing damage to buildings. The quake registered upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kisarazu and lower 5 in Kimitsu, both in Chiba Prefecture, and 4 in areas including Tokyo's Chiyoda and Shinagawa wards. No tsunami warning was issued. Around 3,000 elevators in Tokyo and its vicinity stopped but no one was trapped inside. Most train lines operated normally from their first services and there was no major disruption for morning commuters.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, causing minor damage and injuring four people. No tsunami warning was issued. Japan is prone to earthquakes, and a massive quake in 2011 caused a tsunami that killed thousands and led to a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant.