【地震じしん速報そくほう】鹿児島かごしま 悪石島あくせきじまで震度しんど4 津波つなみの心配しんぱいなし

Around 5:15 p.m., an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 4 was observed in Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture.

There is no concern of a tsunami due to this earthquake.

In addition to observing a level 4 tremor on Akusekijima, a level 3 tremor was observed on Kodakarajima, level 2 in Amami City, and level 1 tremors were observed on Nakanoshima, Takarajima, Suwanosejima, and Kikaijima.

The epicenter was near the Tokara Islands, with a depth of 20 kilometers and a magnitude of 5.

It is estimated to be 2.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency earthquake warning, predicting strong shaking in Kagoshima Prefecture due to this earthquake, but no strong tremors of intensity 5 lower or above were observed.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says, Because emergency earthquake alerts predict shaking within a very short time after an earthquake occurs, there may be an error of about one seismic intensity level, but when an alert is issued, please be on guard for strong shaking.

Active seismic activity near the Tokara Islands Since the morning of the 21st, a series of earthquakes have occurred mainly near the Tokara Islands. According to the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory, as of 2:00 p.m., there have been 1 earthquake with a seismic intensity of 4, 7 with intensity 3, 18 with intensity 2, and 70 with intensity 1.

In the areas around Akusekijima and Kodakarajima in the Tokara Islands, there have occasionally been periods of increased seismic activity in the past as well.

In September 2023, there were as many as 346 earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 1 or higher.

On December 9, 2021, there was also a magnitude 6.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 1 has occurred, and a strong tremor with a seismic intensity of upper 5 has been observed on Akusekijima.

The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people to remain alert for tremors following the earthquake and to once again check their daily preparations, such as securing furniture.

No damage reported According to the Kagoshima Chuo Police Station, which has jurisdiction over Toshima Village in Kagoshima Prefecture where a seismic intensity of 4 was observed, as of 5:15 p.m., there have been no reports of damage.

Toshima Village Office: No damage confirmed at this time According to the Toshima Village Office, regarding Akusekijima where a seismic intensity of 4 was observed, they said, We checked for damage on site and although there was a brief vertical shaking, no damage has been confirmed at this time.

The inn owner: A brief shaking from side to side for about 5 seconds. Keiko Nishi, who runs an inn on Akusekijima Island where a seismic intensity of 4 was observed, said, After hearing a rattling sound, I felt a brief shaking from side to side for about 5 seconds.

I felt it was stronger than the magnitude 4 tremor during the day, they said.

Toshima Village is a municipality consisting of 12 islands located between Yakushima and Amami Oshima, stretching approximately 160 kilometers from north to south.

As of May 31, a total of 669 people live on the seven islands. Among them, Akusekijima is the fifth inhabited island from the north, and according to the villages website, 43 households and 89 people live there.

The village-operated ferry, which runs twice a week, is the only regular service, and it takes a little over 10 hours from Kagoshima City.

The island has a circumference of just over 12 kilometers. Its main industries are livestock farming and fishing, and there are a school for elementary and junior high students, a clinic, and a village branch office.

In the area around the epicenter near the Tokara Islands, there has been active seismic activity in the past, as well as earthquake damage.

According to the meteorological observatory, there were 346 earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 1 or higher between September 8 and 30, 2023.

At this time, the maximum seismic intensity was 4, occurring on the 9th and 11th. On the 9th alone, there were 195 earthquakes, accounting for more than half of the total.

In December 2021 as well, there were 308 earthquakes with a seismic intensity of 1 or higher between the 4th and the 31st, and on the 9th, there was a magnitude 6 earthquake with its focus at a depth of 14 kilometers.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 1 occurred, and a strong intensity of 5 was observed on Akusekijima Island.

According to the prefecture, a landslide occurred along the coast, but there were no human casualties.

Residents of the island who wished to evacuate did so to Kagoshima City and Amami Oshima by village-operated ferry.

Furthermore, seismic activity became active again in October 2000, and on the 2nd, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred with its epicenter at a depth of 25 kilometers.

We observed a strong tremor with a seismic intensity of upper 5 on Akusekijima due to the magnitude 9 earthquake.

In these two days, there have also been two earthquakes with a seismic intensity of lower 5 observed on Akusekijima. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency and others, the series of earthquakes has caused damage on the island, such as broken water pipes and cracks in building walls.