Something is going on along the Nankai Trough in Japan!
Four days, almost 200 earthquakes and the ground is still shaking. That’s been life lately for residents of the Tokara Islands, a small chain that falls within Kagoshima Prefecture. But officials and experts say the quakes are not necessarily a cause for alarm.
The Meteorological Agency said it doesn’t know what exactly is causing the mostly small quakes but added that they may continue for about a week.
The cluster of temblors began on Saturday. On Sunday, the largest to date — 4.8 magnitude quake measuring 4 on Japan’s shindo intensity scale — was on Akuseki Island, home to 60 people. Monday and Tuesday saw quakes hitting shindo 3, but the remainder have been shindo 1 or 2.
No reports of injuries or damage to property were reported in the village of Toshima, an area hit by the stronger of the quakes.
Poster Comment:
Expect a major quake and volcano in Japan by November 2024.