7.1 and 6.9 Magnitude Earthquakes Hit Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued
7.1 and 6.9 Magnitude Earthquakes Hit Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued
7.1 earthquake 19km SSE of Miyazaki, Japan. 6.9 earthquake 29km ESE of Miyazaki Japan. A tsunami warning was issued by the Japanese government.
JAPAN - 7.1 earthquake 19km SSE of Miyazaki, Japan. 6.9 earthquake 29km ESE of Miyazaki Japan. A tsunami warning was issued by the Japanese government. This alert will be updated as more information becomes available.
Note: Cabinet Office Disaster Prevention: “At 22:00 on the 8th, the tsunami advisory was lifted for Miyazaki Prefecture”.
Japanese Prime Minister's Office: [Tsunami warning] The tsunami warning has been changed. Announcement date and time: 16:52 on the 8th Target area: Uwa Sea coast of Ehime Prefecture, Bungo Channel coast of Oita Prefecture, eastern Kagoshima Prefecture, Tanegashima/Yakushima region. In response to the recent earthquake in Miyazaki, the government established the Prime Minister's Office. Relevant ministries and agencies will work together and do their best to respond.
Japanese Ministry of Defense: The Self-Defense Forces have begun collecting damage information regarding an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 6-lower that struck the Hyuga-nada Sea at around 4:43 p.m. on August 8th. We will continue to update you on the status of the Self-Defense Forces' activities.
Japanese Prime Minister's Office Alert: [Earthquake early warning] Earthquake in Hyuga-nada, Kyushu, Shikoku, China. Please be on alert for strong shaking. Announcement date and time: 16:43 on the 8th Target area: Southern plains of Miyazaki Prefecture, northern plains of Miyazaki Prefecture, along the northern mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, along the southern mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, Osumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Satsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Oita Prefecture, Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture・Ashikita, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kuma, Kumamoto Prefecture, western Oita Prefecture, Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, central Oita Prefecture, Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, western Kochi Prefecture, Koshikishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Shimabara Peninsula, Nagasaki Prefecture, Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Nanyo, Ehime Prefecture, northern Oita Prefecture, and southwestern Nagasaki Prefecture. , Southern Saga Prefecture, Chikuho Fukuoka Prefecture, Chuyo Ehime Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture, Eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kitakyushu Fukuoka Prefecture, West Yamaguchi Prefecture, central Yamaguchi prefecture, Toyo Ehime prefecture, northern Saga prefecture, northern Nagasaki prefecture, southwestern Hiroshima prefecture, northern Hiroshima prefecture, Yakushima prefecture, Kagoshima prefecture, eastern Kagawa prefecture.
Instructions by the Prime Minister Regarding the Earthquake Centered in Hyuganada Sea (Southern Miyazaki Prefecture) (16:50)
US Embassy In Tokyo:
“A strong earthquake has struck Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefecture. A tsunami advisory has been issued for Bungo Strait Coast of Ehime Prefecture and widespread areas. Leave coastal areas immediately and stay away until the advisory is lifted. Follow all guidance from local authorities.”