Earthquake hit Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Pref.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:46 JST, May 13, 2023
An earthquake hit the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at around 4 p.m. on Saturday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Toshima. A warning for tsunami was not issued.
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