Jan. 13 (UPI) --A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a tsunami warning before it was called off, officials said.

A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture around 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8 ...

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The Aug. 8 quake, which occurred at 4:42 p.m., registered a maximum intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture. The epicenter was around 30 kilometers ...

Night - Cloudy with a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C) and a 73% chance of precipitation. Winds ...