Kyushu Region



① On January 9, there was a M5.4 earthquake (maximum seismic intensity 4) under the ocean area near Amami Oshima.

(outside the above period)
From February 3, the seismic activity has become rather high under the ocean area near Tokara Islands.

J-EGG500 from the Japan Oceanographic Data Center, GTOPO30 from the US Geological Survey, and ETOPO2v2 from the National Geophysical Data Center in the U.S. were used for the topographic and bathymetric data.

[Earthquake(s) mentioned have one or more of the following features: M6.0 or greater or maximum seismic intensity 4 or greater, M4.5 or greater and maximum seismic intensity 3 or greater on shore, M5.0 or greater and maximum seismic intensity 3 or greater in the ocean area, other earthquakes with remarkable activity.]

N: total number of events in the figure

Japan Meteorological Agency
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
[Evaluation of Seismic Activities for January 2016 (February 9, 2016)]