The earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, was raised to 6.6, and no Chinese citizens were reported to have been affected

The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the magnitude of the earthquake that occurred in the early morning of the same day in the Kyushu area to 6.6 on the 22nd. According to Japanese media reports, the earthquake has injured more than a dozen people.

According to the latest news from the Meteorological Department, at 1:08 local time on the 22nd (00:08 Beijing time), a 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the eastern waters of the Kyushu region, with a depth of 45 kilometers, and Oita Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture observed the seismic intensity of the strongest 5. This is the second earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 or more and a magnitude of 5 in the sea after a gap of 25 years.

According to the news released by the Meteorological Department earlier in the day, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.4.

The earthquake caused wall collapses, water and electricity outages in many places. At present, there are many aftershocks in the area near the epicenter. At an emergency press conference held in the early morning of the 22nd, the Meteorological Department reminded people to pay attention to the possibility of another large-scale earthquake in the next two or three days. The Crisis Management Center at the Prime Minister's Residence of Japan has set up an information liaison office to collect information about the earthquake at any time.

Japan is located in the world's most active seismic belt, the Pacific Rim Seismic Belt, which is also the most seismic belt in the world. The earthquake magnitude set by the Japan Meteorological Agency has a total of 10 magnitudes, ranging from weak to strong, 0 to 4, 5 weak, 5 strong, 6 weak, 6 strong and 7.

According to a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the Chinese Consulate General in Nagasaki and the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka, no report of damage to Chinese citizens has yet been received.

According to the Chinese Consulate General in Nagasaki, only a slight tremor was felt in the consular area at the time of the earthquake, and no reports of casualties or property damage from Chinese citizens have been received. According to the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka, no news of Chinese casualties has been confirmed. The consulate has posted a post on its website reminding the Chinese to be safe.

It is also reported that at about 13:21 local time on January 22, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the waters of Hyuga Beach near Kyushu, Japan, with the maximum seismic intensity of 3 and a depth of 40 kilometers, and there is currently no danger of a tsunami.

(Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News)