US EditionMore residents evacuate quake-hit remote islands in Japan
TOKARA ISLANDS, KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, JUL 7 – Over 1,500 earthquakes since June 21 have prompted evacuations from two islands in the Tokara chain, with officials warning of possible stronger quakes ahead.
- A total of 46 evacuees left Akuseki and Kodakara Islands aboard a ferry from Toshima after earthquakes struck the Tokara island chain.
- This evacuation is the second for residents of Akuseki Island and the first for those from Kodakara Island.
- More than 1,500 earthquakes have been felt around the Tokara chain since June 21.
- Experts believe an underwater volcano and magma flows might be causing the earthquakes.
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Earthquake swarms are fueling fear of the ‘big one’ in Japan
More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no major damage has been reported and no tsunami warnings have been issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency has cautioned that tremors as strong as a “lower 6” on Japan’s seven-stage seismic intensity scale — such as one that occurred Thursday — may continue. Lo…
Dozens of people have evacuated isolated islands in southern Japan, which have suffered nearly 1,600 earthquakes in recent weeks, the head of the local municipality said on Monday.
Dozens of residents in southern Japan were forced to leave their homes on remote islands in the Tokara Archipelago, after nearly 1,600 earthquakes were recorded since June 21, marking a significant increase in seismic activity in the region. The strongest earthquake was a magnitude 5.
Earthquakes that have continued unabated for more than two weeks have caused significant stress to residents of remote islands in Japan.
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