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date_range 8 Aug 2024 9:57 AM GMT Updated On
date_range 2024-08-08T15:27:25+05:307.1 deadly earthquake hits Japan; tsunami warning issued
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Tokyo: Japan experienced an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on Thursday. The areas hit include Miyazaki Prefecture and other areas in southwestern Japan, IANS reported, citing Japan’s weather agency.
Tsunami advisories have been issued for Kochi, Miyazaki, Ehime, Oita, and Kagoshima prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Xinhua news agency reported.
The temblor occurred at 16:43 local time, measuring lower than six on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 off Miyazaki Prefecture, said the JMA.
The magnitude was revised to 7.1 from 6.9 later.
No life loss or heavy destruction has been reported.
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