6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Kyushu, Japan
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, January 22 (Reporter Guo Dan) An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred in the Kyushu region of Japan in the early morning of the 22nd. The earthquake was felt strongly in Oita and Miyazaki prefectures, but it would not cause a tsunami.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at 1:08 Tokyo time (0:08 Beijing time) on the 22nd, with the epicenter at 32.7 degrees north latitude and 132.1 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 40 kilometers.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake would not cause a tsunami.
Oita and Miyazaki prefectures in the Kyushu region were strongly felt, and a 5-strong earthquake was observed.
The quake was also felt in Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Kochi, and Hiroshima prefectures.
According to reports, the Crisis Management Center of the Prime Minister's Residence has set up an information liaison room to collect earthquake-related information at any time.
Up to now, a water pipe burst in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, and a 40-year-old man in Miyazaki Prefecture fell and was injured in the earthquake.
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.
The earthquake intensity set by the Japan Meteorological Agency is 0 to 4, 5 weak, 5 strong, 6 weak, 6 strong and 7 from weak to strong, a total of 10 grades.