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Powerful Earthquake Hits off Southern Japan; Tsunami Advisory Issued – News18

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Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off Japan’s southern coast.

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 and was centered off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles).

It issued a tsunami advisory, predicting waves of up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) along the southern coast of Kyushu and nearby island of Shikoku.

No other details were immediately available.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)



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