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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Japan News

Powerful quake hits Kumamoto Pref. in Japan

A powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Saturday at about 2:16 p.m.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake was felt most strongly in Nagomi in the prefecture, where a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was observed.

The focus of the magnitude-4.4 earthquake was about 10 kilometers below the surface.

No tsunami warning has been issued.

A measurement of 4 was observed in Yamaga and Gyokuto, also in the prefecture.

Read more from The Japan News at https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/

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