Kyushu: Japan felt the tremors of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Thursday. After this, a tsunami alert has been issued. The epicenter of the earthquake is reported to be about 8.8 km below the ground in Kyushu city of Japan. A Tsunami advisory has been issued in Miyazaki, Kochi, Oita, Kagoshima and Ihime cities.
Earlier on January 1, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan. In this, 318 people died and 1300 people were injured. The earthquake caused fires in many places in Ishikawa. Due to this, 200 buildings were burnt to ashes.
Ishikawa is the most sensitive area in terms of earthquakes. Earthquakes keep happening here, as it is located near the junction of two tectonic plates. Ishikawa province, where the earthquake occurred, is located close to the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines around the ocean.
The Ring of Fire is an area where oceanic tectonic plates are present along with continental plates. When these plates collide with each other, an earthquake occurs. Their impact causes tsunamis and volcanoes erupt. 90% of the world’s earthquakes occur in this Ring of Fire. This area is spread over 40 thousand kilometers. 75% of the active volcanoes in the world are in this region.