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At around 4:43pm on the 8th, an earthquake occurred with a maximum seismic intensity of 6 lower. The epicenter was in the Hyuga Nada Sea, the depth of the epicenter was 31km, and the magnitude of the earthquake, which indicates the scale of the earthquake, was estimated to be 7.1. Tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, Kochi Prefecture, Tanegashima and Yakushima region, and parts of Ehime Prefecture and Oita Prefecture, but all were lifted at 10pm. Please continue to pay attention to changes in sea levels. So far, tsunamis of 50 cm have been observed at Miyazaki Port at 5:14 pm and 7:18 pm, 40 cm at Aburatsu, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture at 5:23 pm, 30 cm at Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture at 5:46 pm, 20 cm at Shibushi Port, Kagoshima Prefecture at 5:25 pm, 20 cm at Odomari, Minamiosumi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture at 5:48 pm, 20 cm at Kumano, Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture at 6:23 pm, 20 cm at Hososhima, Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture at 7:07 pm, and 10 cm at Muroto Misaki, Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture at 5:42 pm. Shaking in various areas was a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale in Nichinan City, a stronger 5 on the Japanese seismic scale in Miyazaki City, Miyakonojo City, Kushima City, and Osaki Town, and a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale in Kobayashi City, etc. [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp