The magnitude-6.1 quake, which hit at around 11:05 a.m., measured upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on Akuseki Island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The focus was at a depth of 14 kilometers, with the epicenter in waters near the Tokara island chain.
The island was hit by a magnitude-5.9 quake on Oct. 2, 2000, causing damage including to water pipes, the weather agency said. "Earthquakes of upper 5 levels on the intensity scale can occur for the time being," an agency official warned at a press conference after the quake hit Toshima village consisting of seven inhabited islands in the prefecture.Over 240 earthquakes have rattled the area around the Tokara island chain since Saturday, according to the weather agency.
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