STORY: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck central Japan on Sunday (November 8), injuring at least 22 people, according to local media.

The quake struck at 1:04 a.m. local time (1604GMT on Saturday), with its epicentre about 40 kilometres beneath the surface in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Its neighbour Aichi prefecture also took a strong shake and recorded an 'upper 5' shaking intensity on Japan's seismic scale, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency.

Local TV footage showed broken windows at a car dealership in Toyohashi city and books scattered across the floor of a bookstore in Toyota city.

Local media reported no tsunami was triggered.

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SHOWS: TOYOHASHI, AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 8, 2026) (NIPPON TV / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from Nippon TV) (MUTE)

1. (NIGHT SHOT) CAMERA SHOWING STREET VIEW IN TOYOHASHI CITY SHAKING AS EARTHQUAKE STRIKES

NAGOYA, AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 8, 2026) (NIPPON TV / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from Nippon TV) (MUTE)

2. (NIGHT SHOT) CAMERA SHOWING NAGOYA STATION SHAKING AS EARTHQUAKE STRIKES

TOYOHASHI, AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 8, 2026) (NIPPON TV / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from Nippon TV)

3. (MUTE) SHATTERED WINDOWS AT CAR DEALER SHOP

4. GLASS DEBRIS ON GROUND

TOYOTA, AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 8, 2026) (NIPPON TV / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from Nippon TV)

5. BOOKS SCATTERED AT BOOK STORE AFTER EARTHQUAKE

NAGOYA, AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 8, 2026) (NIPPON TV / JAPAN - No use Japan / Cannot re-use after 30 days from transmission without permission from Nippon TV)

6. ENTRANCE OF NAGOYA STATION

7. PEOPLE AT STATION

8. INFORMATION BOARD SHOWING DELAYED STATUS OF BULLET TRAINS

9. BULLET TRAIN AT STATION