Powerful earthquake strikes western Japan, officials warn "higher chance" of another

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The Japan Meteorological Agency believes there is now a "relatively higher chance" of another major earthquake occurring near western Japan's Pacific coast after a 7.1 magnitude quake struck the country earlier on Thursday.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said that residents in the region should be on alert for evacuation orders from local authorities.

The earthquake that hit southwestern Japan triggered tsunami advisories, the JMA said, but there were no immediate signs of major damage.

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コメント (21)

@nickjones2656 10時間前

7.2 is substantial. Lucky the damage seems minimal.
@tekman1577 10時間前

I pray this doesn’t happen again! It was devastating! Pray 🙏 for Japan 🇯🇵 ❤️
@raecross8872 10時間前

Yup just as Dutchsinse predicted.....yet he is being silenced by the " real " seismoligists! He is very accurate in his method from studying history....not theory
@RussianOldSpice 10時間前

Prayers from Canada 💘
@randy.3771 6時間前

If the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’,…
@chri5wyd367 7時間前

How many prayers while crossing that bridge LOL.
@thomboy892 3時間前

didnt japan have an earthquake in back in January and now again in August. How common is that?
@trinitycareshealthconcierg352 7時間前

Sending prayers for safety of people in affected areas in Japan.
@Nicklan1961 4時間前

Hopefully none of the reactors melted down this time.
@joelange7451 10時間前

Hopefully there is no nuclear power station in that area.
@bobwoods1302 9時間前

For a place called "Land of the rising sun" it always seem grey and gloomy there.
@robertoaltobelli5309 8時間前

i heard of big earthqake in usa and someone predicted the usa will be half destroyed, hope its not truth and all people live in peace
@keizomatsuzaki 7時間前

3.11 mag9 right after mag7
@YoUniQue555 7時間前

The bank did it
@WANDERER0070 5時間前

Japan has earthquakes almost every day ,,😢 nothing special
@julianstone1192 8時間前

Japan was very cool to visit, when I was in Israel there were bomb shelters everywhere and in Japan they have earthquakes shelters, having anxiety must suck so much more over there
@Chap17 4時間前

😢This was predicted for this month by several astrologers fir Japan, hopefully everyone stays safe ❤
@BigEightiesNewWave 8時間前

What a dreary place. SO CAL is so sunny/nice.
@wynetsang 7時間前

These climate problems have been disrupting Japan which is urgent to migrate to mainland by colonizing China.
@imtheeastgermanguy5431 11時間前

It's a quite hard earthquake, I hope that everyone is okay and that a tsunami won't be huge🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️