Large earthquake hits southwestern Japan, followed by tsunami warning
TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat.
Japan Issues Tsunami Advisory After 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake, Trains Stopped At Miyazaki Station
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the advisory for tsunami waves of up to one meter after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on January 13. The US Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck off Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushu region around 21:19 pm (1219 GMT).
A Japanese government committee on earthquake research has changed its estimate of the chance of a Nankai Trough megaquake in the next 30 years to around 80 percent, from the previous 70 to 80 percent ...
Though Monday's temblor struck a similar area to one in August that sparked the first advisory, no such alert was issued.
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