7.4 earthquake hits southern Japan again (Depth 10 km, local time: 01:25)

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday morning, triggering a tsunami advisory.

The quake's epicentre was near the city of Kumamoto and measured at a depth of 40km, the US Geological Survey said.

The USGS minutes earlier reported a 7.1 quake with a depth of 7km close to the same location.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory, which identifies the presence of a marine threat and asks people to leave coastal regions, for the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas.

Local broadcaster NHK said the advisory suggested a possible wave of one metre in height.

The epicentre of the earthquake is noted at 4 miles (6 km) SSE of Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan; 47 miles (76 km) E of Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; 60 miles (97 km) WSW of Oita, Kyushu, Japan; 388 miles (624 km) SE of SEOUL, South Korea, reports US Geological Survey.
 [gulfnews.com]
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• Magnitude    Mw 7.0

Region    KYUSHU, JAPAN
Date time    2016-04-15 16:25:07.3 UTC
Location    32.85 N ; 130.57 E
Depth    10 km
Distances:

•    85 km S of Fukuoka-shi, Japan / pop: 1,392,289 / local time: 01:25:07.3 2016-04-16

• 17 km NW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan / pop: 680,423 / local time: 01:25:07.3 2016-04-16

• 7 km S of Tamana, Japan / pop: 45,661 / local time: 01:25:07.3 2016-04-16

  emsc-csem.org
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