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Magnitude 1 Earthquake Hits Minamata City

An earthquake with a seismic intensity of 1 occurred in Minamata City at around 10:26 a.m. on the 30th. According to the Kumamoto Local Meteorological Observatory, the epicenter was in the Amakusa-Ashikita region, at a depth of approximately 10 kilometers. The magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 1.9.
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An earthquake with a seismic intensity of 1 occurred in Minamata City at around 10:26 a.m. on the 30th. According to the Kumamoto Local Meteorological Observatory, the epicenter was in the Amakusa-Ashikita region, at a depth of approximately 10 kilometers. The magnitude of the earthquake is estimated to be 1.9.

At approximately 8:10 AM on August 29, 2026, an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 1 occurred off the coast of Sanriku. A maximum seismic intensity of 1 was observed in Iwate Prefecture. The areas that observed a maximum seismic intensity of 1 were Iwate Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture. There is no risk of a tsunami from this earthquake. The depth of the epicenter was 10 km. The magnitude (M) of the earthquake is estimated to be M4.…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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