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| Miyazaki Prefecture Crews Inspect Sinkhole From 4.2 Quake |
Today Miyazaki has experienced three aftershock earthquakes of 3.9, 4.2, and 4.9. These have also affected nearby prefectures of Oita, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Fukuoka. Damage was reported by several buildings in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Miyakonojo, and Kobayashi all in Miyazaki Prefecture. A sink hole formed in Miyazaki City from a 4.2 quake that hit the area at 11:15 this morning. No injuries were reported in any of the quakes.
Seizmology experts at Kyushu University are concerned about detected activity at the volcanoes Shnimoedake, Aso, and Sakurajima. It has been 2 weeks since Aso erupted, six months since an eruption at Shinmoedake, and Sakurajima has had level 3 warnings for the last year.
The Japan Meteorological Agency office in Miyazaki is advising people affected by the
earthquakes in southwestern Japan to remain on the alert
for more tremors.
Agency official, Masaki Nakamura, spoke to reporters after the last quake (4.9) rocked Miyazaki Prefecture and the surrounding areas this afternoon.
Nakamura warned that quakes with intensities of up to 5-minus on the Japanese intensity scale of zero to seven could follow over the next week. He added that extra caution is advised for the next two to three days.
He called on residents to stay on the alert, as the quake may have increased the risk of rock falls and landslides in hard-hit areas, and volcanic activity as well.
Nakamura said the earthquakes occurred at a plate boundary beneath the sea. He warned that a tsunami could hit coasts if a quake with a bigger intensity occurs in the same area.
Nakamura added that the focus the quakes could be located in an area along the Nankai Trough that is expected to trigger a mega-quake. But he said the agency did not issue an alert notifying residents of the increased risk of a mega-quake.
Agency official, Masaki Nakamura, spoke to reporters after the last quake (4.9) rocked Miyazaki Prefecture and the surrounding areas this afternoon.
Nakamura warned that quakes with intensities of up to 5-minus on the Japanese intensity scale of zero to seven could follow over the next week. He added that extra caution is advised for the next two to three days.
He called on residents to stay on the alert, as the quake may have increased the risk of rock falls and landslides in hard-hit areas, and volcanic activity as well.
Nakamura said the earthquakes occurred at a plate boundary beneath the sea. He warned that a tsunami could hit coasts if a quake with a bigger intensity occurs in the same area.
Nakamura added that the focus the quakes could be located in an area along the Nankai Trough that is expected to trigger a mega-quake. But he said the agency did not issue an alert notifying residents of the increased risk of a mega-quake.
He explained that the scale of the quake did not meet the government's criteria for conducting a survey to examine if the possibility of a mega-quake has risen.
Sankei Miyazaki
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