China News Service, January 22. According to Japanese media reports, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred in the Kyushu area of Japan in the early morning of the 22nd.
Large cracks appeared on roads in Oita Prefecture, and rockfalls and fallen trees were found in many places in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Image source: Screenshot of the video of the Japan Relaxation Association
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association, large cracks appeared in the parking lot and surrounding roads of an aquarium along the coast of Oita City, Oita Prefecture, and many water pipes burst.
Falling rocks and fallen trees were found in many places in Miyazaki Prefecture, and a large number of wine and shochu on supermarket shelves fell to the ground and were smashed, with an estimated loss of hundreds of thousands of yen.
Image source: Screenshot of the video of the Japan Relaxation Association
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at 1:08 local time on the 22nd (00:08 Beijing time), the epicenter was at 32.7 degrees north latitude, 132.1 degrees east longitude, and the focal depth was 40 kilometers.
It is reported that Japan is located in the most active seismic belt in the world - the Pacific Rim seismic belt, which is also the seismic belt with the most earthquakes in the world.