TOKYO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Japan’s climate company warned of one other robust earthquake after a 6.9-magnitude temblor struck the Kyushu area in southwestern Japan on Monday.
The robust temblor occurred at 9:19 p.m. native time, measuring a decrease 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of seven within the hardest-hit areas, in keeping with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), with no instant experiences of damage or injury.
At a depth of roughly 30 km, the epicenter was positioned off the waters of Hyuga-nada in Miyazaki Prefecture at a latitude of 31.8 levels north and a longitude of 131.6 levels east, the JMA added.
The magnitude of the quake was revised from an preliminary report of 6.4.
Tsunami with heights of round 20 cm was noticed in a part of Miyazaki Prefecture and 10 cm in some areas in Kochi Prefecture after the JMA issued a tsunami advisory for the 2 prefectures.
No abnormalities have been detected on the Ikata nuclear energy plant in Ehime Prefecture and the Sendai nuclear energy plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, in keeping with the operators.
A climate official mentioned at a news convention that Monday’s tremor is just not straight linked to the chance of a megaquake that’s anticipated to strike the Nankai Trough within the seas off central by means of southwestern Japan.
The JMA had beforehand issued a Nankai Trough megaquake alert that remained in place for one week after a magnitude 7.1 quake struck off the coast of Kyushu in August final 12 months.