TOKYO: A robust earthquake that struck southwestern Japan late Wednesday left 9 folks with minor accidents and induced damages similar to burst water pipes and small landslides, authorities stated, however there was no hazard of a tsunami.
The magnitude 6.6 quake was centered simply off the western coast of the southwestern fundamental island of Shikoku, in an space referred to as the Bungo Channel, a strait separating Shikoku and the southern fundamental island of Kyushu.
The quake occurred 50 kilometers (30 miles) beneath the ocean’s floor and posed no hazard of a tsunami, the Japanese Meteorological Company stated.
The Fireplace and Catastrophe Administration Company stated Thursday that six in Ehime prefecture, two in neighboring Kochi and two others in Oita on Kyushu island suffered minor accidents, largely from falling at residence.
Water pipes have been ruptured at quite a lot of areas in Sukumo Metropolis in Kochi prefecture, and grave stones collapsed at a Buddhist temple in Ainan city in Ehime prefecture, based on native media experiences. Falling rooftiles have been additionally reported.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority stated no abnormalities have been reported from 4 reactors working at three nuclear energy crops in Shikoku and Kyushu.
As a part of the Pacific “ring of fireside,” Japan is without doubt one of the world’s most earthquake-prone areas. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 devastated giant areas alongside Japan’s northeastern coast, killing practically 20,000 folks and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdowns. On Jan. 1, a magnitude 7.6 quake struck the north-central area of Noto and left 241 folks lifeless.
The magnitude 6.6 quake was centered simply off the western coast of the southwestern fundamental island of Shikoku, in an space referred to as the Bungo Channel, a strait separating Shikoku and the southern fundamental island of Kyushu.
The quake occurred 50 kilometers (30 miles) beneath the ocean’s floor and posed no hazard of a tsunami, the Japanese Meteorological Company stated.
The Fireplace and Catastrophe Administration Company stated Thursday that six in Ehime prefecture, two in neighboring Kochi and two others in Oita on Kyushu island suffered minor accidents, largely from falling at residence.
Water pipes have been ruptured at quite a lot of areas in Sukumo Metropolis in Kochi prefecture, and grave stones collapsed at a Buddhist temple in Ainan city in Ehime prefecture, based on native media experiences. Falling rooftiles have been additionally reported.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority stated no abnormalities have been reported from 4 reactors working at three nuclear energy crops in Shikoku and Kyushu.
As a part of the Pacific “ring of fireside,” Japan is without doubt one of the world’s most earthquake-prone areas. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 devastated giant areas alongside Japan’s northeastern coast, killing practically 20,000 folks and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdowns. On Jan. 1, a magnitude 7.6 quake struck the north-central area of Noto and left 241 folks lifeless.
