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Jun
Over 200 earthquakes have shaken Tokara islands since Saturday
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A series of earthquakes has been shaking the seas near the Tokara islands in Kagoshima Prefecture since Saturday, with Japan’s Meteorological Agency warning that seismic activity remains elevated and could continue for some time. As of 2 p.m. on Monday, more than 200 earthquakes registering shindo 1 or higher on the Japanese seismic intensity scale had been observed. Of these, three registered shindo 4, 15 reached shindo 3, and more than 100 were shindo 1. The strongest quake so far was a magnitude 5.2 event recorded at around 5 p.m.... Read More



