4.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture
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12:09 JST, June 1, 2023
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.4 struck Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:28 a.m. Thursday, registering 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale in the village of Toshima.
There is no threat a tsunami, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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