Massive Earthquake Jolts Japan, Tsunami Advisories Issued

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on Thursday struck Miyazaki Prefecture and other areas in southwestern Japan, the country's weather agency said.

Tsunami advisories have been issued for Kochi, Miyazaki, Ehime, Oita, Kagoshima prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The temblor occurred at 16:43 local time, measuring lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 off Miyazaki Prefecture, said the JMA.

The magnitude was revised to 7.1 from 6.9.
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