Tsunami warning issued after huge 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes ‘Ring of Fire’ off the coast of Japan
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JAPAN has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 miles and mainly hit the southwestern Kyushu region, said the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Tsunami warnings were since issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the temblor was centred, in the southwestern island of Kyushu, shortly after the quake struck at 9.19 p.m. local time, according to the agency.
![[Aerial view of Mount Sakurajima volcano in Japan.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/just-restarted-nuclear-reactor-showing-749287284.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A warning was also issued for the nearby Kochi Prefecture. The extent of damage was not immediately clear. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online.
![[Map showing a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the Hyuganada Sea, Japan.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/earthquake-preliminary-magnitude-6-4-963492695.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
