The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau says there is no danger to Sri Lanka from a magnitude 7.1 quake in the Kumamota area of southern Japan today (28).
According to the Japan Times, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in the Kyushu region on Tuesday, registering up to shindo 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.
The weather agency issued a tsunami advisory for coastal areas of the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas, urging people to stay away from the coast.
The first tsunami wave was believed to have arrived in those seas shortly after the quake. More waves were expected to arrive soon.
A strong 6 on the shindo scale was observed in the cities of Yatsuhiro, Uto and the towns of Mashiki and Misato, as well as the city of Kumamoto’s Minami Ward.
Other cities in Kumamoto, as well as the neighboring prefectures of Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga and Miyazaki, also felt strong shaking of a lower 5 or stronger on the Japanese scale.
The quake’s epicenter was in the city of Uki, just south of the city of Kumamoto, at a depth of 10 kilometers. (Newswire, Japan Times)
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