Magnitude?6.9?quake hits Japan, triggering tsunami warning
By Jiang?Xueqing?in?Tokyo |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2025-01-13 20:37
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At around 9:19 pm on Monday, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwestern Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture with a maximum intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was at a depth of about 30 kilometers under the Hyuganada Sea. The agency issued a tsunami advisory for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, urging caution.
Tsunami height is expected to be up to 1 meter. No casualty or damage was reported at the time of going to press.
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