Japan Earthquake 2025 August

Japan Earthquake 2025 August. Japan's meteorological agency lowered the magnitude to 6.6 from a. January 13, 2025 / 8:18 am est / cbs/ap a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has hit southwestern japan , the country's meteorological agency said monday.

Experts say there is a 70% to 80% chance of a magnitude 8 or 9 quake striking somewhere along the trough in the next 30 years, according to the kyodo news agency, external. Japan’s meteorological agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest japan.