The Japan Meteorological Agency said on the 28th that at about 17:08 local time another earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, registering magnitude 6.1, with a maximum JMA seismic intensity of 5-lower and an extremely shallow focal depth. Earlier, a nearby M7.1 quake registered a maximum JMA intensity of 7 with a 10 km focal depth.

2026-07-28

The Japan Meteorological Agency said on the 28th that at about 17:08 local time another earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, registering magnitude 6.1, with a maximum JMA seismic intensity of 5-lower and an extremely shallow focal depth. Earlier, a nearby M7.1 quake registered a maximum JMA intensity of 7 with a 10 km focal depth.