Dozens leave Japan islands after nearly 1,600 quakes

Residents and visitors, wishing to temporarily evacuate, boarding a ferry to move out of Toshima village on Akuseki Island in the Tokara Islands, southern Japan, on July 4, 2025, following a magnitude 5.5 earthquake on July 3 and hundreds of smaller tremors that have been recorded in the Tokara Islands area since June 21. - AP

TOKYO: Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the local mayor said on Monday (July 7).

There has been no major physical damage on hardest-hit Akuseki island, even after a 5.1-magnitude quake that struck overnight, said Genichiro Kubo, who is based on another island.