06-07-2025
Strong earthquake hits Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture
The Japan Meteorological Agency says earthquakes with estimated magnitudes of 4.8 and 5.4 occurred on the island of Akuseki-jima in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima at 2:01 p.m. and 2:07 p.m. Sunday. They had an intensity of upper 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The JMA says there is no tsunami threat.
Officials of the island's village of Toshima say they have confirmed the safety of all 23 residents and continue monitoring the situation.
