On the afternoon of August 8, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that a 7.1 magnitude earthquake had just occurred in Japan, 19km south-southeast of Miyazaki province.
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| Visitors at the Peace Park crouch as an earthquake warning is issued in Nagasaki, western Japan, on August 8. (Source: AP) |
The epicenter, at a depth of 8.8 km, was determined at latitude 31.75 degrees North and 131.48 degrees East.
According to NHK , the tsunami hit Miyazaki Prefecture. Meanwhile, Kyodo News reported that the tsunami was 20cm high. There has been no report of major damage caused by the tsunami.
Meanwhile, authorities have also warned of a 1-meter-high tsunami in the western areas of Kyushu and Shikoku islands.
The Shinkansen train system in Kyushu has been temporarily suspended. No abnormalities have been detected at the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, which is currently operating normally.
Japan lies along the "Pacific Ring of Fire", the world's most active tectonic belt, making it prone to earthquakes, which can lead to tsunamis.
Within this Ring of Fire, there are several tectonic plates, including the Pacific Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Indo-Australian Plate, which constantly intertwine and collide with each other, causing earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis.
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