Damage verylittle after strong quake off Japan

But authorities examining whether threat of trench-type ‘megaquake’ is increasing  PUBLISHED : 8 Aug 2024 at 21: 43 People collect on a street after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook Miyazaki in southwestern Japan on Thursday. (Photo: Kyodo) TOKYO – A effective earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southwestern Japan on Thursday afternoon however no significant damage was reported and just fairly small tsunami waves reached the coast. The quake happened at 4.43pm regional time at a depth of around 30 kilometres off Miyazaki prefecture. It signedup in the lower 6 variety on the Japanese seismic strength scale of 7 in the city of Nichinan in the southern part of the prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency stated. The magnitude was modified d
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