According to Kyodo News, the Japanese government held a major press conference regarding the “major earthquake” warning issued last week. The meeting announced that the warning was invalidated after the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced that no seismic activity had been observed around the Nankai Rift.
In addition, authorities urged the public to be prepared for possible large-scale earthquakes and their possible aftershocks. This warning once again highlighted the fact that Japan is a country at risk of earthquakes.
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What happened?
- A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the country off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on August 8.
- Following the earthquake event, the JMA reported that the probability of a “large earthquake” around the Nankai Rift in the Pacific Ocean was higher than normal.
This is a constant source of concern because Japan is located in an earthquake zone. The authorities’ issuance of such warnings shows how sensitive the region is to seismic activity.
