Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southwestern Japan
Published: 03 Jul. 2025, 17:59
![A collapsed house is seen following an earthquake in Osaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, Aug. 8, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. [REUTERS/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/07/03/b49144c1-aa09-4854-9510-f390ad8fc0a1.jpg)
A collapsed house is seen following an earthquake in Osaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, Aug. 8, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. [REUTERS/YONHAP]
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The earthquake's epicenter was off the coast of the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima prefecture, nearly 1,200 kilometers (745.6 miles) away from Tokyo, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued.
Seismic intensity of "6 lower" on Japan's 1-7 scale was observed at Akuseki Island, the agency said.
Reuters
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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