TOKYO: Strain accumulating at the boundary between tectonic plates under the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture has caused earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater five times since 1931, before the latest one on Thursday (Aug 8).
The Hyuganada Sea, where Thursday’s earthquake occurred, is on the western edge of the likely epicenter of a possible Nankai Trough earthquake.
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