Friday, May 10, 2019

6.4 Earthquake Strikes Off Miyazaki Coast

Inspectors of JR Kyushu Check Rail Line
 An earthquake hit off the coast of Kyushu off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture. No tsunami warning was issued and there are no reports of injuries or damage.
 
According to the Miyazaki Nichi-nichi Newspaper, the quake struck at 8.48 a.m. local time, with its epicenter off the coast of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture at a depth of 20 km in the Hyuga Coastal Bay.

The quake did cause the delay of airline travel at Miyazaki City and local private airports. Rail travel was halted for an hour throughout the prefecture as JR Kyushu, Hyuga Railway, and Nichinan Lines checked lines and equipment.

The Japan Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.4.

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