Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles ...
2 days ago · A strong earthquake has rattled southwestern Japan, but there were no reports of serious damage. Japan's Meteorological Agency lowered the magnitude to 6.6 from a preliminary estimate of 6.9 for the Monday night quake. ... One man was slightly injured in Kyushu after falling down some stairs, NHK TV reported. A small landslide blocked a road ...
Strong earthquake hits southwestern Japan, triggering temporary …
2 days ago · The quake, centered at a depth of 18.6 miles, shook a wide area in Kyushu, the southwestern main island, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. NHK TV footage showed moving traffic and well-lit ...
Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles ...
2 days ago · The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a.m. ET), the agency said, triggering an advisory for Miyazaki prefecture, in the island of Kyushu, as well as Japan’s southern Kochi ...
2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake - Wikipedia
On 8 August 2024, at 16:42:55 JST (07:42 UTC), a Mw 7.1 earthquake struck in the Hyūga Sea off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Nichinan. [2] The Hyūga Sea is located at the southwestern end of the Nankai Trough, an active subduction zone.
Kyushu escapes major damage from magnitude 7.1 earthquake
Aug 9, 2024 · The Kyushu region appeared to have escaped major damage after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, causing a small number of injuries and...
Tsunami advisory lifted after strong quake jolts Kyushu
Aug 8, 2024 · A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, initially prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the...
Powerful quake hits off Japan’s coast, prompting new concerns
Aug 8, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off southern Japan on Thursday, causing mostly minor injuries but raising the level of concern over possible major quakes stemming from an undersea trough east of the coast.
Strong earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hits off southern Japan, …
Aug 8, 2024 · Thursday's quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered in waters off the eastern coast of Kyushu at a depth of about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) below sea surface, the Japan Meteorological...
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coast of Japan - ABC News
Aug 8, 2024 · The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off the coast of the city of Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu in Japan but the Japan Meteorological Agency has now lifted tsunami advisories ...
Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan After Strong Earthquakes - The …
Aug 8, 2024 · Experts warn that an earthquake between two tectonic plates that converge along the Nankai megathrust fault, which runs from Kyushu north through Tokyo, could cause devastation. It could...
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