Southern Japan Hit by Strong Quake Near Feared Nankai Trough Region

JAPAN - Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday in a region that had been the subject of the nation's first ever megaquake advisory last year.

A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck the Kyushu region on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The JMA was investigating whether the quake was related to the Nankai Trough, NHK said.

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