Kyushu Region

a)The seismic activity in the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture, which included an M4.8 event on June 8th, continues.

Additionally, there was an M5.1 event on August 3rd in the western tip of the aftershock zone of the M5.9 event that occurred on June 25th in the sea southeast of the Osumi Peninsula [in the sea near Tanegashima].

Note: Within square brackets ([ ]) is the epicenter place name used by the Meteorological Agency in its information releases

Note:
M=magnitude
N: total number of events in the figure
depth=depth of hypocenter
UND=Earthquakes of less than M1.0 and earthquakes whose magnitude was not recorded.
The key to the symbols shows on the left the size of an earthquake and on the right the depth of the hypocenter.

Japan Meteorological Agency,Science and Technology Agency

Seismic activity in Japan July 2000