Lucknow Press
TOKYO: An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit Japan on Thursday. After this, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has issued a tsunami warning.
A strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude has struck Kyushu Island in the south of Japan. Due to the earthquake, a tsunami warning has been issued for the eastern and southern coast of the Island of Kyushu as well as the southern coast of Shikoku. On Thursday morning, two big earthquakes occurred one after the other on the Southern Island of Kyushu, Japan. The first earthquake was of 6.9 magnitude. Shortly after this, the second earthquake occurred, whose magnitude was 7.1.
The seismic activity prompted the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami warning for the island’s coastline. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and was epicentered about 30 kilometers deep off the east coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. A tsunami warning has been issued for the southern coast of Kyushu and the nearby island of Shikoku, predicting waves up to 1 meter high, due to the twin quakes.
The government has set up a task force
The Japanese Government has also set up a special task force for rescue operations. Japan is located near the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, making it one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world. In March 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and the massive tsunami that followed devastated large areas of Japan’s northeastern coast. 20,000 people were killed in the disaster. It also damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant.
