Strong earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hits off southern Japan, prompts tsunami advisory

[Grim Reaper 6]

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. There were no immediate reports of casualties, the Reuters news agency reports.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake, which hit at 4:43 p.m. local time, registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered off Miyazaki prefecture of the western major island of Kyushu. It stuck at a depth of about 18.6 miles. 

The agency issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of up to 3.3 feet along the southern coast of Kyushu and nearby island of Shikoku.

Waves as high as 20 inches have already been observed in Miyazaki, public broadcaster NHK said, according to Reuters..

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earthquake-japan-7-1-magnitude-tsunami-advisory/

[Grim Reaper 6]

Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Tokyo after Japan issued megaquake advisory

TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts of Japan on Friday evening, the government said, a day after it issued the first-ever advisory about the risk of a huge earthquake in the west of the country.

Although damage to the areas closest to the epicentre was not immediately clear, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government had not received any reports of major damage, speaking at his Tokyo office shortly after the quake.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-issues-m53-earthquake-warning-tokyo-areas-2024-08-09/

 

[Dejarma]

god at work again... Bless him or her- or in this day & age maybe 'it' is more appropriate? Who the fek knows 🤷‍♂️

[Grim Reaper 6]

Just now, Dejarma said:

god at work again... Bless him or her- or in this day & age maybe 'it' is more appropriate? Who the fek knows 🤷‍♂️

Well, honestly the tectonic plates don’t give a dam they just chug along acting within the bounds of planetary physics without any so called divine intervention!

[Dejarma]

7 minutes ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

Well, honestly the tectonic plates don’t give a dam they just chug along acting within the bounds of planetary physics without any so called divine intervention!

of course 😉