A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken part of southwestern Japan but appeared to cause no damage.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued no tsunami warning though it said there might be slight sea level changes.
The quake Friday morning struck just outside Miyazaki, a city of 400,000 people that’s the capital of Miyazaki prefecture.
Japan Meteorological Agency reported no damage.
Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time โข 9 May 2019 23:48:43 UTC
โข 10 May 2019 08:48:43 near epicenter
Location 31.804N 131.803E
Depth 23 km
Distances โข 38.6 km (24.0 mi) ESE of Miyazaki, Japan
โข 46.4 km (28.8 mi) SE of Takanabe, Japan
โข 47.1 km (29.2 mi) ENE of Nichinan, Japan
โข 50.3 km (31.2 mi) SE of Tsuma, Japan
โข 63.8 km (39.6 mi) ENE of Kushima, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 5.5 km; Vertical 3.3 km
Parameters Nph = 337; Dmin = 170.4 km; Rmss = 0.88 seconds; Gp = 20ยฐ