TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) — Over ten aftershocks have been recorded in southwestern Japan since a magnitude of seven.1 struck the nation’s Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) mentioned.
As of 5:20 p.m. native time, eleven aftershocks, together with a magnitude 6.1 temblor, have rocked the nation’s southwestern area, after the highly effective quake, measuring max 7 on Japan’s seismic depth scale, hit Kumamoto Prefecture at round 4:27 p.m. native time, the climate company mentioned.
All prepare providers, together with Shinkansen bullet and native trains, had been halted within the Kyushu area after the quake, Kyodo News reported.
No abnormalities had been discovered at nuclear energy crops within the area, it added.
According to the JMA, that is the primary time seismic depth 7 has been recorded in Japan for the reason that Noto Peninsula Earthquake in January 2024, and likewise the primary time Kumamoto Prefecture has recorded a seismic depth of seven for the reason that 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, throughout which depth 7 was noticed twice.
A tsunami warning of 1 meter has been issued for the Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea in southwestern Japan.