Evacuees from the Tokara Islands, hit by a series of over 2,200 earthquakes since June 21, are expected to begin heading home as early as Friday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/evacuees-to-return-to-tokara-islands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kagoshima #earthquakes #tokaraislands
A total of 46 evacuees left Akuseki and Kodakara islands aboard a ferry Sunday morning from the village of Toshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the Tokara island chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/06/japan/more-residents-evacuate-remote-islands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokaraislands #earthquakes #kagoshima
Japan's government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/japan-dismiss-doomsday-hype/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokaraislands #earthquakes #kagoshima
Residents of the Tokara Islands in the village of Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, have begun evacuation after a powerful magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the region on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/tokara-islands-residents-evacuate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokaraislands #earthquakes #kagoshima
An earthquake with a seismic intensity of lower 6 on Japan's scale struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, amid a swarm of seismic activity in the area in recent weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/tokara-islands-shindo-6-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #kagoshima #tokaraislands