<p>The quake struck in the early hours, shutting down bullet train services in the affected region of Japan and provoking a landslide with the nation already braced for more damage from Typhoon Etau.<br /><br />At least 43 people were injured, mostly by falling objects, with two in a serious condition, said a Shizuoka prefecture official. A nuclear power plant went into automatic shutdown but no incidents were registered.<br /><br />In an address on Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Shizuoka governor Heita Kawakatsu urged the public to "remain level-headed and gather correct information we provide through TV programmes."<br /><br />The Japanese tremor registered a strong 6.4, according to the US Geological Survey.<br />A tsunami alert issued for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the US National Weather Service.<br /><br />"Sea level readings indicate that a significant tsunami was not generated," it said.<br />The Japanese quake struck at 5:07 am (0137 IST) in the Pacific Ocean about 170 kilometres southwest of Tokyo at a depth of 26.8 kilometres.<br /><br />It shook buildings and jolted people from their sleep in Tokyo and areas southwest of the capital. <br /></p>
<p>The quake struck in the early hours, shutting down bullet train services in the affected region of Japan and provoking a landslide with the nation already braced for more damage from Typhoon Etau.<br /><br />At least 43 people were injured, mostly by falling objects, with two in a serious condition, said a Shizuoka prefecture official. A nuclear power plant went into automatic shutdown but no incidents were registered.<br /><br />In an address on Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Shizuoka governor Heita Kawakatsu urged the public to "remain level-headed and gather correct information we provide through TV programmes."<br /><br />The Japanese tremor registered a strong 6.4, according to the US Geological Survey.<br />A tsunami alert issued for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the US National Weather Service.<br /><br />"Sea level readings indicate that a significant tsunami was not generated," it said.<br />The Japanese quake struck at 5:07 am (0137 IST) in the Pacific Ocean about 170 kilometres southwest of Tokyo at a depth of 26.8 kilometres.<br /><br />It shook buildings and jolted people from their sleep in Tokyo and areas southwest of the capital. <br /></p>