TOKYO – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck southwestern Japan on Monday, with no immediate reports of injury or damage, and small tsunami observed in part of Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, the weather agency said.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its second-ever Nankai Trough Extra Information, having first done so last August, and also opened an investigation as to whether there was an increased risk of a megaquake. The agency later concluded that the quake was not considered to have raised the risk.
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