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Magnitude 5.4 quake shakes south-western Japan islands as tremblers continue
A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 rattled islands in south-western Japan on July 5, the latest in a series of ...
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Kagoshima Island to Evacuate More Residents After Strong Quake; Meteorological Agency Stresses Importance of Preparation
A strong earthquake measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima ...
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Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Residents of the Tokara Islands in the village of Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, began evacuating Friday morning following a ...
Japan rattled by quakes near Tokara Islands
Japan's remote Tokara island chain has been shaken by over 1000 quakes in the past few weeks. We take a look at why.
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Some Residents Evacuate Quake-Hit Akusekijima Island to Take Refuge in Kagoshima City
A Toshima village-operated ferry carrying 13 residents of Akusekijima Island who wished to evacuate departed Friday morning ...
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the ...
Amid manga scare, Japanese island village jolted by 1,031 earthquakes evacuated overnight
A small Japanese island village has been evacuated following a series of earthquakes numbering over 1,000. Residents of the Toshima village on the Japanese island of Akuseki in Kagoshima prefecture ...
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Japan’s Tokara Islands Hit by at Least 60 Quakes Measuring 1 or Stronger on Japanese Seismic Intensity Scale on Friday as of Around Noon
At least 60 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale have hit areas around the Tokara ...