TOKYO, May 15 (NNN-NHK) – Earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of up to 5.9, struck Japanese islands, including Kozushima, yesterday, according to the weather agency.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, measuring 3, on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, which peaks at 7, occurred at 5:12 p.m. local time (0812 GMT), at a depth of 10 km.
The temblor’s epicentre was located in the adjacent sea of Hachijojima Island, at a latitude of 33.4 degrees north and a longitude of 139.3 degrees east.
As of 8:30 p.m. local time, multiple quakes were observed later in the day around the epicentre, including a 5.9-magnitude temblor which measured 2 on the intensity scale, JMA reports showed.
The JMA has warned the public to stay alert. It has not issued a tsunami warning. No injuries have been reported so far.– NNN-NHK
