Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Kagoshima islands

5.9-magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the southwestern island region of Amami in Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued, the weather agency said, News.Az reports, citing Kyodo. MORE..

5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Amami Islands in south-western Japan

The quake was off the coast of the main island of Okinawa Prefecture at about 50km underground. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off southwestern Japan

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey. googletag.cmd.push(function() {

Massive earthquake of 6.2 magnitude strikes Kagoshima prefecture in Japan

According to the reports, the earthquake struck Japan’s Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture. No deaths and injuries have not been reported either.

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Kagoshima islands

Police in the town of Yoron, which experienced the strongest shaking, have said there have been no reports of damage resulting from the quake.

5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Japan: Reports

An earthquake hit Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Tuesday. The magnitude was estimated between 5.9 and 6.2. Parts of Amami in Kagoshima felt a strong tremor. No tsunami warning was issued. Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience confirmed the preliminary magnitude at 6.2.