5.9 magnitude earthquake, tsunamis in many places

On the morning of September 24, many tsunamis occurred in the archipelago area south of the Japanese capital Tokyo after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of this country.

Japan recorded a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on the morning of September 23 off the southern islands of the country. (Source: Istock)

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), a 50cm high tsunami occurred on Hachijo Island at 8:58 a.m. local time (6:58 a.m. the same day, Vietnam time). In addition, a 10cm high wave was also recorded on Miyake Island.

Earlier, the JMA also issued a tsunami warning for the Izu and Ogasawara Islands (southern Japan), calling on people to stay away from coastal areas after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred offshore that morning.

The above earthquake occurred at 8:14 local time (6:14 the same day Vietnam time), with the epicenter located in the sea near Torishima Island (Izu Islands) at a depth of 10 km.

In a warning issued for the Izu and Ogasawara Islands, the JMA stressed that tsunami waves up to 1 meter high were rapidly forming and could hit the coastal area on the morning of September 24.

There are currently no reports of casualties in this earthquake.

Lying along the "Pacific Ring of Fire", the world's most active earthquake tectonic belt, Japan experiences about 1,500 earthquakes a year, most of them small.

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