Kyushu Japan Hits by a New Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake
After a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kyushu Japan late Thursday, a new one hits the region early Saturday. The latest one was measured at magnitude-7.0.
The quake prompted the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami advisory for coastal regions of Japan on the Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea around 2 a.m. Saturday (1 p.m. ET Friday). Tsunami advisories are issued when the tsunami height is expected to be between 0.2 and 1 meter (0.65 to 3.3 feet). A warning would be for larger tsunamis.
The agency subsequently lifted all tsunami warnings and advisories.
Earthquake details from USGS:
Time
2016-04-15 16:25:06 (UTC)
2016-04-15 10:25:06 (UTC-06:00) in your timezone
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Nearby Places
1.0 km (0.6 mi) WSW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan
12.0 km (7.5 mi) NNE of Uto, Japan
13.0 km (8.1 mi) SSE of Ueki, Japan
15.0 km (9.3 mi) NNE of Matsubase, Japan
631.0 km (392.1 mi) SSE of Seoul, South Korea
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