No immediate signs of damage reported after 6.9-magnitude quake hits off eastern coast of Kyushu
A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no immediate signs of major damage.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and was centred off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 30km (18.6 miles).
The agency said tsunami waves of up 50 centimetres (1.6ft) were detected along parts of Kyushu’s southern coast and the nearby island of Shikoku about half an hour after the quake struck.
Continue reading…No immediate signs of damage reported after 6.9-magnitude quake hits off eastern coast of KyushuA powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were no immediate signs of major damage.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and was centred off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 30km (18.6 miles).The agency said tsunami waves of up 50 centimetres (1.6ft) were detected along parts of Kyushu’s southern coast and the nearby island of Shikoku about half an hour after the quake struck. Continue reading…