Strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.1 strikes coast of Japan

LONDON — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked the coast of southern Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake is just a dozen miles off the coast of the city of Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu in Japan but the Japan Meteorological Agency has now lifted tsunami advisories for all but Miyazaki Prefecture. Miyazaki Airport experienced delays, and while bullet train services have resumed for the region, local services may still be disrupted. The people of southwestern Japan seem to have avoided major damage, though the shaking would have been terrifying. People take shelter outside building following an earthquake in Miyazaki, western Japan, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. AP The epicenter was located in the Hyuganada Sea, just off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, and was measured at a depth of about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency initially issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) along the southern coast of Kyushu and nearby island of Shikoku. Video filmed by Ryosuke Take, an employee at a local radio station in Kirishima on Japan’s island of Kyushu, shows objects in the office vigorously shaking. Listeners also reported that “in private homes, dishes fell from kitchens, and nearby hotels have reported that their elevators and kitchens are unusable.” Police officers stand guard near a building damaged following an earthquake in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, August 8, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. The quake registered a lower 6 in the hardest-hit areas — very high on the Japanese shake scale, which goes from 0 to 7. It would’ve been strong enough to knock over furniture, damage some concrete buildings and even topple some wooden ones. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/71-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-coast-japan/story?id=112669098