
Latest Information
The alarm has been lifted.
Please continue to watch out for earthquakes and tsunamis.
Initial Report
Today, August 8, 2024, at 16:43, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred with its epicenter in the Hyuga Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture. The epicenter was approximately 30 km deep, and the seismic intensity was just under 6 on the Japanese scale in the southern plains of Miyazaki Prefecture.
Seismic intensity in each area
Seismic intensity 6 weak: Southern Miyazaki Plain
Seismic intensity 5 (strong): Southern Miyazaki Plain, Osumi region, Kagoshima Prefecture
Seismic intensity 5 (weak): Northern Miyazaki Plain, Satsuma region, Kagoshima Prefecture
Seismic intensity 4: Nanyo, Ehime Prefecture; Chikugo District, Fukuoka Prefecture; Southern Saga Prefecture; Aso, Kumamoto, Kuma, Amakusa and Ashikita Districts, Kumamoto Prefecture; Central, Southern and Western Oita Prefecture; Mountainous areas of Northern Miyazaki Prefecture; Tanegashima Island
Tsunami Information
A tsunami advisory has been issued due to the possibility of a tsunami being generated by this earthquake. Please be aware of further tsunami advisories.