Japan's latest earthquake: Tsunami warning issued to locals

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning and urge residents to stay away from the coast. Nine people were injured, most with minor injuries, but no major damage was reported.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and was centered in waters off the east coast of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles).

The earthquake shook the city of Nichinan and surrounding areas in Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

The agency said tsunami waves of up to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) were detected along parts of the southern coast of Kyushu and nearby Shikoku island about half an hour after the quake struck. The agency lifted its tsunami warning for most coasts except those along Miyazaki prefecture.

The agency's seismologists held an emergency meeting to analyze whether the quake had affected the nearby Nankai region, the source of previous devastating quakes. They later issued an assessment that the possibility of a future quake in the area stretching from Kyushu to central Japan was higher than previously thought. The agency said it would continue to closely monitor plate movements near the Nankai region.

That doesn't mean there's an imminent risk of a major quake in the near future, but they are urging coastal residents along the basin — which stretches about 500 kilometers (310 miles) — to review their quake preparations, University of Tokyo seismologist Naoshi Hirata, a member of the expert panel, said at a joint news conference with Japan Meteorological Agency officials.

There is a 70% to 80% chance of a magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough in the next 30 years, Herrara said, adding that Thursday's quake raises that probability even though the exact timing and location cannot be predicted.

Nine people were injured, most of them minor injuries when they fell or were hit by objects, in Thursday's quake in Miyazaki and neighboring Kagoshima, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said officials were assessing the possibility of casualties or major damage, though no injuries were immediately reported. He urged residents in the affected area to stay away from the coast.

Shigeki Aoki, an official at the Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake management, warned of the possibility of strong aftershocks lasting for about a week.

Windows were shattered at Miyazaki Airport, near the epicenter of the quake, NHK said. The airport runway was temporarily closed for safety checks.

Footage broadcast by Japanese broadcaster NHK showed dozens of people gathering in a designated evacuation zone on a hilltop.

In Osaki city in neighboring Kagoshima Prefecture, concrete walls collapsed and a wooden house was damaged, but no injuries were reported.

The Nuclear Regulatory Authority said all 12 nuclear reactors, including three currently operating, in Kyushu and Shikoku remain safe.

Earthquakes in areas where nuclear power plants are located have become a major concern since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Japan lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a line of seismic faults that circle the Pacific Ocean, and is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.

An earthquake that struck the Noto region in north-central Japan on January 1 killed more than 240 people.

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