Strong quakes hit off Japan, rattle Taiwan

[Coventina]

Source: AFP

TOKYO — Two strong earthquakes jolted the ocean floor off southern Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami warnings for a cluster of sub-tropical islands and shaking buildings in nearby Taiwan.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

A 6.7-magnitude quake struck in the morning southwest of Ishigaki-jima island in Japan's far southern Ryukyu Islands, followed by a 6.4-strength tremor in the evening, the US Geological Survey reported.

Japan's meteorological agency issued and lifted tsunami alerts both times for a group of islands in the East China Sea.

The quakes could be felt in Taipei but caused no damage.

The first quake struck at around 9:06 am (0006 GMT) some 115 kilometers (70 miles) southwest of Ishigaki-jima, and the second at 7:11 pm (1011 GMT) 140 kilometres southwest of the island.



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[hedgehog]

1. Anyone see Godzilla lately?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. What is that, the 4th or 5th ---

large quake in that area in the last two weeks? That would make me very uneasy. :scared:

[create.peace]

3. i have equake alert on my firefox and i am amazed

at how many earthquakes there are daily! right now the latest one is a 5.2 from bougainville region, papua new guinea

i updated firefox and lost it, so i downgraded to get it back. i love it!