A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurs 53 km south-southwest of Kumamoto, Japan, on the night of the 29th./Courtesy of Korea Meteorological Administration

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck waters near Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, and light shaking was detected in parts of South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla.

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, at about 10:19 p.m. on the 29th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in waters 53 kilometers south-southwest of Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

The quake produced an instrumental intensity of 2 in Namhae County and Hadong County in South Gyeongsang and in Yeosu City in South Jeolla. An instrumental intensity of 2 means only a few people who are quiet or on upper floors of buildings can feel the shaking.

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