The Japanese Tokara island chain, which has recently witnessed intense ongoing seismic activity, has been hit by over 2000 earthquakes since 21 June, the officials said.
Weather officials in the country have said the number of tremors that can be felt by humans has topped 2,000 as the activity continues to haunt the residents of the island chain in the country's southwest.
The officials have advised people to remain vigilant for more earthquakes in the upcoming days, with intensity lower than 6 on the Richter scale, as per the Japanese scale, which has measurements from 0 to 7.
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According to the weather officials, Seismic activity intensified on 21 June around the islands of Akusekijima and Kodakarajima, which are part of Toshima Village in the Kagoshima Region.
Meanwhile, a powerful earthquake measuring lower 6 occurred in Akusekijima on 3 July, followed by two jolts with intensities of upper 5 on 6 July. Another quake measuring lower than 5 struck on 7 July. The Japanese Meteorological Agency has recorded a total of 2,046 tremors with intensities of one or higher that have been observed in the sea off the Tokara Islands as of 4 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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The island observed 83 earthquakes on Sunday, 39 on Monday, and two on Tuesday as of 4 AM. Though the island chain witnessed a series of earthquakes in 2021 and 2023, this year it has witnessed quakes with more intensity and frequent occurrences compared to previous years, triggering fears among the residents.
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