A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Japan’sKagoshima Prefecture on Thursday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA) reported.
According to the JMA, the quake’s epicenter was located at a depth ofaround 20 kilometers between Akuseki and Kodakara islands. The strongestshaking was felt on Akuseki Island, registering a lower 6 on Japan’sseven-point shindo seismic intensity scale, while a level 3 tremor was observedon nearby Kodakara Island.
Since June 21, the Tokara island chain has experienced more than 1,000earthquakes, with Thursday’s tremor among the strongest. According to JMA, thecurrent sequence marks the most intense seismic activity in the region since1995. A similar uptick was observed in September 2023, when 346 tremors wererecorded.
Speaking to reporters, Ayataka Ebita, director of the JMA’s earthquakeand tsunami observation division, warned that the risk of landslides andstructural collapse remains elevated in areas hit by strong tremors. He alsodismissed online rumors of an imminent disaster as baseless, noting that “withtoday’s science and technology, it is not possible to predict earthquakes.”
Japan, situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," experiencesabout 1,500 tremors annually and accounts for roughly 18% of the world’sseismic activity.
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