Powerful 6.4 Quake Hits off Southeast Japan - USGS

Japan is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes. The 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed over 15,000 people and caused the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.

A 6.4-magnitude tremor hit off southeast of Japan, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported Tuesday. The epicentre of the quake was located 116 km south southeast of Kyushu Island at a depth of 39 km.

6⃣0⃣ 🇯🇵 Earthquake Mw 6.0, 08/01 21:39, depth: 10 Km, KYUSHU, JAPAN #earthquake #gfz — https://t.co/d0GW5NxDV8 pic.twitter.com/0GQ5ijZ1Bs

— EQGR (@eqgr) 8 января 2019 г.

Additionally, the Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the tremor has a 5.9-magnitude, adding that there is no tsunami threat.