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Anonymous ID: a6ddf3 July 28, 2026, 1:17 a.m. No.24877553   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7562 >>7572

Strong earthquake with 7.1 magnitude strikes southern Japan; tsunami alert issued

 

July 28, 2026 / 3:53 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A tsunami alert was issued. The alert was for a one-meter-(about one yard) high tsunami, according to the Reuters news service.

 

Reuters said the quake struck Japan's Kumamoto prefecture.

 

The temblor measured at the highest possible level of seven on Japan's own Shindo scale, the agency said.

 

But there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii or American Samoa, according to the Honolulu-based Pacific Tsunami warning center.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/strong-earthquake-with-7-1-magnitude-strikes-southern-japan-tsunami-alert-issued/

Anonymous ID: a6ddf3 July 28, 2026, 1:18 a.m. No.24877557   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7559 >>7572

WEAK53 PAAQ 280738

TIBAK1

 

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1

NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK

1238 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026

 

…THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH

COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA…

 

EVALUATION

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  • There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British

Columbia, or Alaska.

 

  • Based on earthquake information and historic tsunami records,

the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami.

 

  • An earthquake has occurred with parameters listed below.

 

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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  • The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary

assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.

 

  • Magnitude 7.1

  • Origin Time 2328 AKDT Jul 27 2026

0028 PDT Jul 28 2026

0728 UTC Jul 28 2026

  • Coordinates 32.6 North 130.7 East

  • Depth 6 miles

  • Location in Kyushu, Japan

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE

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  • Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

 

  • Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington,

British Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami

Warning Center messages at tsunami.gov.

 

  • This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center

message issued for this event unless additional information

becomes available.

 

$$

https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2026/07/28/tivjdk/1/WEAK53/WEAK53.txt

Anonymous ID: a6ddf3 July 28, 2026, 1:27 a.m. No.24877569   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7571 >>7572

白くまゴッド🐻‍❄️

@sirokumadio

 

Translated from Japanese

The stone walls of Kumamoto Castle collapsed right before my eyes.

3:30 AM · Jul 28, 2026

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