M5.2 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture
The Japan News
17:35 JST, June 22, 2025
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was observed in the sea off Kodakarajima Island in southern Kagoshima Prefecture at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday.
The quake measured a 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Akusekijima Island in the prefecture.
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