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Japanese islanders left sleepless after 900 quakes hit
- More than 900 earthquakes have struck the Tokara Islands in southern Japan in the last two weeks, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency .
- The Japan Meteorological Agency held an emergency news conference after a magnitude 5.5 quake was registered.
- Residents reported being unable to sleep and expressed fatigue due to the tremors.
- Seismic activity has been intense in the seas around the Tokara island chain.
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The inhabitants of the Tokara Archipelago, in the south of the country, suffered 900 earthquakes in 10 days, up to a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale. Each year, the Japanese islands record 18% of all global earthquakes. (International).
The people on the Japanese Tokara Islands don't dare to sleep anymore. Since the end of June, the earth has been shaking there regularly. The prospect of a so-called megaquake is not likely to help.
A chain of isolated islands in southern Japan has been exhausted by over 900 cuts in just two weeks, and residents live in constant fear. The Japanese Meteorological Agency cannot estimate when they stop sowing, and experts warn that a drop in proportions could affect the Pacific over the next few years.
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