Japan earthquake: Powerful new tremor in Kumamoto

April 15, 2016 22:59

A powerful earthquake has struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least nine people.

The magnitude-7.1 quake at a depth of 10km (6 miles) hit at 01:25 on Saturday (9.55 IST on Friday).

Another report says a second quake hit later.

A tsunami warning has been issued, with waves of up to 1m (3ft) possible.

Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage.

Thursday's magnitude-6.2 quake caused shaking at some places as intense as the huge earthquake that hit the country in 2011, Japan's seismology office said.

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