MBC News | A series of earthquakes in the sea near the Tokara Islands A seismic intensity of 3 was observed five times on Akusekijima Kagoshima Prefecture
A series of earthquakes in the sea near the Tokara Islands A seismic intensity of 3 was observed five times on Akusekijima Kagoshima Prefecture[09/08 11:58]
In Toshima village, a maximum seismic intensity of 3 was observed in the early morning of the 8th, and more than 40 earthquakes have occurred since then. The Japan Meteorological Observatory warned that the weather could continue.
At around 2:50 am on the 8th, there was an earthquake with an epicenter at a depth of about 30 km in the sea near the Tokara Islands. The magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 4.4.
In this earthquake, a seismic intensity of 3 was observed at Akusekijima in Toshima Village.
Since then, Toshima Village has experienced a series of earthquakes. By 11:30 a.m., there were 47 earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 1 or higher, and five earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 3 on Akusekijima, and the Toshima Village Office has not received any information on the damage. is.
According to the Japan Meteorological Observatory, the epicenter of this earthquake is close to the region of the earthquake that recorded a seismic intensity of upper 5 on Akusekijima in December last year.
(Akusekijima resident Nobuyo Arikawa) “When the seismic intensity was 3, there was a sideways quake, and it made a clattering sound, which was scary, but it didn’t last long, so the islanders were calm and didn’t get hurt.”
The Japan Meteorological Observatory warned that “an earthquake of the same magnitude or larger may occur in the future.”
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2023-09-08 02:58:00
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