A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Monday evening. The quake, with a magnitude of 6.9, struck the Kyushu region at 9:19 p.m. local time. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the tremor did not require the megaquake warning issued last year. Tsunami Advisories and Impact Following the earthquake, the JMA issued tsunami advisories …
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Why Japan’s New Megaquake Alert Has Everyone on Edge?
Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake alert” on August 8 following a powerful earthquake that hit Miyazaki prefecture in southern Japan. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.1, caused injuries to at least 16 people and generated minor tsunamis up to 50 centimeters (about 20 inches) high. These waves reached the Japanese coastline about 30 …
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