Kyushu Region


a) Seismic activity, including a maximum M5.2 shallow earthquake, occurred in the sea near Tanegashima Island.

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 January 2000