Since Saturday, June 21, from Saturday, June 21, the National weather agency launched an earthquake on Thursday from Saturday 21 June to 474, said from Saturday, June 21, June 21 in South Japan. While no major damage was reported, the inhabitants of the islands were asked to remain vigilant.
On Thursday morning 474 such an earthquake was observed around the chain of Tokar Island, south of Kyushu, a Japanese meteorological agency (JMA).
He said in his statement: “Seismic activity has increased. Since this region has experienced an extended period of earthquake in the past, be vigilant against the earthquakes that cause strong shaking.”
The strongest of the 474 earthquakes recorded were two size 5.1 tremors. Also read | Earthquake reports: Strong tremor about the size of 6.1 of the islands
On the Japanese scale they had a seismic intensity of four – described as an earthquake in which “most people are frightened”, the rattle rattles and “suspended objects such as lamps, significantly swing”.
A comparable increase in seismic activity appeared in the Tokara area in September 2023, when, according to the public broadcaster of the NHK, 346 earthquakes were recorded for 15 days.
“The earthquake could take place up to size 6, so be vigilant,” said Hisayoshi Yokose, a sea volcano specialist and a associate professor at Kumamoto University.
Japan is one of the most successful nations in the world, located at the intersection of four main tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific “Fire ring”.
The archipelago, the home of about 125 million people, is experiencing around 1,500 jolts every year and represents about 18 percent of the earthquakes in the world.
The vast majority is mild, although the damage they cause differ according to their position and depth below the earth’s surface on which they strike.
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