At 1:8 am on the 22nd, a strong earthquake of 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred in the eastern sea area of Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. The epicenter was located at 32.7 degrees north latitude and 132.1 degrees east longitude. Prefectures and Miyazaki Prefectures felt the quake strongly; according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, although the earthquake was strong, it would not cause a tsunami.
According to the “Asahi Shimbun” report, Oita and Miyazaki prefectures had a strong 5 earthquake, and Kumamoto prefectures, Fukuoka prefectures, Kochi prefectures, Hiroshima prefectures and other places were also significantly felt. According to Kyushu Electric Power Co., Ltd., Saga and Kagoshima prefectures currently have no abnormal power supply, and regarding 28,000 households around Saeki City in Oita Prefecture are without power. In addition, JR Kyushu stated that on the 22nd, the first train of the route from Kumamoto Station from Shin Yatsushiro Station will run at a low speed, and other parts will operate normally. The detailed casualties are still to be reported later.
It is understood that the strong earthquake caused a water pipe burst in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, and a 40-year-old man in Miyazaki Prefecture also fell and was injured in the earthquake. After the earthquake, some Japanese netizens posted on Twitter that they were concerned regarding the situation in Kyushu. It’s very rare in Kyushu.”
