Aichi earthquake injuries rise as regional toll reaches at least 19

Early reports describe falls, a fractured ankle and a window-glass injury; later coverage says Japan's weather agency sees little connection to a Nankai Trough megaquake.

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愛知で震度5強　地震の揺れで転倒などけが人も

At least 19 people were injured across Japan's Tokai region after an overnight earthquake, according to a later update following an initial bulletin that detailed injuries inside homes and as residents rushed outdoors.

Japan's Nippon Television News reports that the earthquake struck at about 1:04 a.m. on November 8. Its bulletin displays a magnitude of 5.7 and a maximum seismic intensity of upper 5 in Chita, Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan. The screen also states there was no tsunami threat. Seismic intensity describes the shaking at a particular location, rather than the earthquake's overall magnitude.

The initial report, titled "愛知で震度5強　地震の揺れで転倒などけが人も" ("Earthquake registers upper 5 in Aichi, with injuries from falls and other effects of the shaking"), gives a city-by-city account of the early emergency calls.

In Toyota, fire officials said a man and an elderly woman fell and suffered head injuries. Both were conscious. In Tokoname, a woman fell down stairs at home and fractured her right ankle. A man in Obu was hospitalized after being startled by the earthquake and crashing through window glass at his home, the report says.

In Hekinan, a woman injured her left ankle when she fell while rushing outside. Emergency services in Nagoya, Aichi's prefectural capital, received roughly ten calls concerning falls or impacts, although injuries from those calls had not yet been confirmed in the bulletin.

The broadcaster's subsequent update puts the regional injury count at at least 19. It also reports the Japan Meteorological Agency's assessment that, at this stage, the earthquake appears unlikely to be connected to a Nankai Trough megaquake.