A strong quake jolted the Tokara Islands chain in Kagoshima
Prefecture on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were
no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.
The magnitude-6.1 quake, which hit at around 11:05 a.m., measured upper 5 on the Japanese shindo
seismic intensity scale of 7 on Akuseki Island, the Meteorological
Agency said. The focus was at a depth of 14 kilometers, with the
epicenter in waters near the Tokara Islands chain.
Municipal authorities said they have confirmed the safety of 64
residents and 12 visiting workers on Akuseki Island, situated more than
300 km from Kagoshima city on the main island of Kyushu.
The small
island chain that falls within Kagoshima Prefecture has been hit by
more than 240 earthquakes since Saturday — mostly minor shakes measuring
1 or 2 on the shindo scale.
The weather agency called for caution
against more quakes of up to upper 5 on the shindo scale. But officials
and experts say the quakes are not necessarily cause for alarm as they
believe the series of quakes is a localized phenomenon.
The area saw a similar series of mostly minor quakes in April, when 265 temblors ranging from shindo 1 to 4 were observed.
Kyushu
Railway Co. suspended Kyushu Shinkansen services for about 15 minutes
following Thursday’s quake due to a temporary blackout, but it resumed
operations soon afterward.
An earthquake registering five-plus on Japan’s
seismic intensity scale of zero to seven jolted Toshima Village in
Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan on Thursday. The magnitude 6.1
quake struck at around 11:05 a.m., Japan time.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency says the quake originated near the Tokara island chain at a depth of 14 kilometers.
A five-plus tremor was recorded on Akusekijima
Island, four on Kodakarajima Island, three in Amami City and
Suwanosejima Island. Tremors registering two or one were felt across the
region.
Officials say there is no threat of a tsunami.
There has been a series of earthquakes around the Tokara island chain since last Saturday.
Agency officials are urging residents to remain on the alert for seismic activity over the next several days.
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