At around 11:05 am on the 9th, there was an earthquake observing strong shaking with a seismic intensity of 5 or higher in Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture.
There is no need to worry about the tsunami caused by this earthquake.
Earthquakes have occurred one after another in the waters near the Tokara Islands from the 4th of this month, and earthquakes have continued after the earthquake with a seismic intensity of 5 upper, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention to future seismic activity.
This is a commentary by Hirokazu Kato, who is in charge of disasters in the Social Affairs Department, about the characteristics of the earthquake and points to note in the future.
(The video is 2 minutes and 36 seconds. It cannot be viewed on data broadcasting).