A: Hey there! Guess what's been going on around here, huh?
B: Not much, just work and stuff. What's new?
A: Well, you know those islands we always visit during summer? The Tokara ones?
B: Oh yeah! That place is beautiful! Anything special happening there?
A: Yeah, it seems like there's been a lot of earthquakes there lately. They started around June 21st near Akusekijima and Kodakarajima.
B: Whoa, that sounds serious! Have any of the quakes been big?
A: One on Akusekijima reached an intensity of lower 6, and they've had three with intensities of upper 5 and lower 5 each. Kodakararajima also felt a lower 5 one.
B: Whoa! That's a lot of shaking going on! How many quakes have there been so far?
A: As of Monday, it's over 2,100! They keep happening in the sea around the islands.
B: That's crazy! I thought they had problems with earthquakes in 2021 and 2023, but this one's bigger, right?
A: Exactly! This swarm is much larger than before. The Japan Meteorological Agency is advising people to stay cautious for possible quakes up to lower 6. So, let's keep an eye on things and hope it gets better soon!
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Monday marks one month since seismic activity intensified in the sea around the Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan, with nearly 2,200 tremors perceptible to people so far recorded.
A series of earthquakes began occurring near the islands of Akusekijima and Kodakarajima of the Tokara island chain on June 21.
A quake measuring an intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 hit Akusekijima Island on July 3. Others with intensities of upper 5 and lower 5 have been recorded three times each on the island.
Kodakarajima Island also experienced a quake with an intensity of lower 5.
As of 5 a.m. on Monday, there had been 2,196 quakes with an intensity of at least 1 in the sea near the Tokara island chain.
The sea off the island chain went through a series of earthquakes in 2021 and again in 2023. But the current swarm has been far larger in terms of the number of jolts.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging residents to stay alert for the time being for possible quakes with intensities of up to lower 6.
B: Not much, just work and stuff. What's new?
A: Well, you know those islands we always visit during summer? The Tokara ones?
B: Oh yeah! That place is beautiful! Anything special happening there?
A: Yeah, it seems like there's been a lot of earthquakes there lately. They started around June 21st near Akusekijima and Kodakarajima.
B: Whoa, that sounds serious! Have any of the quakes been big?
A: One on Akusekijima reached an intensity of lower 6, and they've had three with intensities of upper 5 and lower 5 each. Kodakararajima also felt a lower 5 one.
B: Whoa! That's a lot of shaking going on! How many quakes have there been so far?
A: As of Monday, it's over 2,100! They keep happening in the sea around the islands.
B: That's crazy! I thought they had problems with earthquakes in 2021 and 2023, but this one's bigger, right?
A: Exactly! This swarm is much larger than before. The Japan Meteorological Agency is advising people to stay cautious for possible quakes up to lower 6. So, let's keep an eye on things and hope it gets better soon!
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Monday marks one month since seismic activity intensified in the sea around the Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan, with nearly 2,200 tremors perceptible to people so far recorded.
A series of earthquakes began occurring near the islands of Akusekijima and Kodakarajima of the Tokara island chain on June 21.
A quake measuring an intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 hit Akusekijima Island on July 3. Others with intensities of upper 5 and lower 5 have been recorded three times each on the island.
Kodakarajima Island also experienced a quake with an intensity of lower 5.
As of 5 a.m. on Monday, there had been 2,196 quakes with an intensity of at least 1 in the sea near the Tokara island chain.
The sea off the island chain went through a series of earthquakes in 2021 and again in 2023. But the current swarm has been far larger in terms of the number of jolts.
The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging residents to stay alert for the time being for possible quakes with intensities of up to lower 6.
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Month-long seismic activity in the Tokara island chain, southwestern Japan, has led to over 2,100 recorded tremors. A quake of lower 6 intensity hit Akusekijima Island on July 3, with three previous incidents of upper 5 and lower 5 each. Kodakarajima Island also experienced a lower 5 quake. The
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250721_07/
Date: July 21, 2025
Created: 2025/07/22 07:01
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:17
Last Read: 2025/07/22 17:03