M4.7 quake shakes southwestern Japan islands on September 17th, no tsunami warning issued
Update: 2025-09-18
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A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 rattled a group of small islands in southwestern Japan but no tsunami warning was issued, the country's weather agency said.
The quake occurred shortly before 10 p.m. in waters near the Tokara island chain and its depth was very shallow, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding it measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Episode notes: ‘M4.7 quake shakes southwestern Japan islands, no tsunami warning’ (Kyodo):
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/61207
The quake occurred shortly before 10 p.m. in waters near the Tokara island chain and its depth was very shallow, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding it measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Episode notes: ‘M4.7 quake shakes southwestern Japan islands, no tsunami warning’ (Kyodo):
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/61207
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