News24 | Residents Told to Evacuate After 1 000 Earthquakes Hit Japan Island Amid ‘Risk of Collapsed Houses’

News24 | Residents told to evacuate after 1 000 earthquakes hit Japan island amid ‘risk of collapsed houses’

Japanese authorities urged the 89 residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake, the latest of more than 1 000 recent jolts to hit the area.

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Japan urges evacuation of small island as 1,000 quakes hit region

Japanese authorities urged residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake on Thursday, the latest of more than 1,000 recent jolts to hit the area.

Japan briefly orders evacuation as 1,000 quakes shake Tokara Islands since June

TOKYO, July 3 — Japanese authorities urged the 89 residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake today, the latest of more than 1,000 recent jolts to hit the area. Residents were urged to evacuate to “a school playground in Akuseki Island,” a municipal official told AFP. Akuseki is part of the Tokara island chain south of Kyushu region, which has been rattled by 1,031 quakes since June 21. No major damage has been rep…

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In response to the increased seismic activity, officials have urged the 89 residents of one of the smaller islands in the chain to evacuate as a precaution.

Japan Urges Evacuation of Small Island as 1,000 Quakes Hit Region

Akuseki is part of the Tokara island chain south of Kyushu region, which has been rattled by 1,031 quakes since June 21