Back-to-back strong earthquakes hit southern Japan, tsunami warning issued

Two earthquakes, one of magnitude 6.9 and the other of 7.1, hit southern Japan on Thursday (August 8)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit southern Japan on Thursday (August 8). It was followed by a powerful 7.1 tremor on the southern island of Kyushu, AFP reported, citing United States Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami advisory has been issued.

The USGS reported that the initial earthquake occurred at 4:42 pm (0742 GMT) at a depth of 33 kilometers, around 29 kilometers southeast of Miyazaki on Kyushu. The second quake struck less than a minute later at a depth of 26 kilometers and was 20 kilometers northeast of Miyazaki.

-Fristpost