On Monday, June 30th, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Japan, with no risk of a tsunami.
According to reports from Kyodo News, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported that around 6:33 pm on June 30th, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred near the Tokara Islands in Japan, with a weak shaking intensity of level 5 (on the Japanese scale) recorded in the town of Akusekijima in Kagoshima Prefecture.
This marks the second consecutive day of magnitude 5.1 earthquakes in the Japanese waters.
On the afternoon of June 29th, multiple earthquakes occurred near the Tokara Islands, with the largest registering at a magnitude of 5.1 and a maximum shaking intensity of level 4.
At 4:12 pm on the 29th, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the village of Toshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, with a focal depth of approximately 30 kilometers.
According to reports from the Central News Agency, at 4:56 pm local time on the 29th (3:56 pm Taipei time), a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Kagoshima Prefecture, with a maximum intensity of 4, posing no risk of a tsunami.
As per the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter of the earthquake on the 29th was located near the Tokara Islands offshore, with a focal depth of 20 kilometers, and the village of Toshima in Kagoshima Prefecture recorded a maximum shaking intensity of 4.
The area near the Tokara Islands, including the islands of Takarajima, Kobajima, and Akusekijima, is known for its frequent seismic activity, with 292 noticeable earthquakes recorded within two days in September 2023.