TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and depth of 10km struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday (Jul 28), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
A tsunami warning for a wave measuring 1m was issued after the earthquake, the JMA said.
The tremor also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan’s own Shindo scale of shaking, the agency said.
The Japanese government issued emergency earthquake warnings for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita and Miyazaki.