Kyushu Region
a) On August 10th, there was an M4.0 event (maximum seismic intensity 3) in the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture.
b) On August 3rd, an M5.1 event occurred in the northwest tip of the aftershock region of the M5.9 event that occurred on June 25th in the sea south-east of the Osumi Peninsula [the sea near Tanegashima].
c) On August 7th, there was an M5.2 event in the sea near Amami Oshima.
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