Japan, nestled in the Pacific “ring of fire,” is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone areas.
A tsunami warning was issued on Thursday after a massive earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the coast of southern Japan.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and occurred off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern major island of Kyushu at a depth of around 30 km.
It issued a tsunami alert, anticipating waves of up to 1 meter along Kyushu’s southern coast and the adjoining island of Shikoku.
No other information was immediately provided.
Japan, nestled in the Pacific “ring of fire,” is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone areas.
In March 2011, the nation had a huge magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which was followed by a catastrophic tsunami that caused significant devastation along the northeastern coast, killing almost 20,000 people and starting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdowns.
More recently, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated the north-central area of Noto on January 1, killing at least 241 people.
