BREAKING: Powerful Earthquake Jolts Southern Japan

April 13, 2023 2:46 pm4 commentsViews: 119

Southern Japan has been hit by a powerful earthquake of 6.5-magnitude Thursday evening at 9:26 p.m. local time.

BREAKING: Powerful Earthquake Jolts Southern Japan

Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake occurred at a depth of 11 kilometers on the island of Kyushu, near to Kumamoto city.

The agency, however, didn’t issue tsunami warning and no abnormilities wwere also seen at the nearby nuclear plant.

The quake was felt most in the town of Mashiki, about 1,300 kilometers southwest of Tokyo.

Japan Meteorological Agency also added multiple aftershocks were felt and the largest was after midnight measuring 6.4-magnitude.

Until now 45 people have been reported injured including five in serious condition who are admitted at the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital.

The US Geological Survey measured the quake as 6.2-magnitude.

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