According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at approximately 9:19 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, with its epicenter in the Hyuga-Nada Sea. Seismic activity has continued ...

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TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Miyazaki, Japan, on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 19:19:36 Jakarta time. (BMKG) The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 31.78°N and 131.54°E, approximately 309 ...

The earthquake occurred at 5:46 in the ... According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was at a depth of 36 kilometers under the Hyuganada Sea.