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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan and a tsunami advisory is issued

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan and a tsunami advisory is issued
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An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Originally published at Phys.org

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