A dozen of people evacuated a remote island in southwestern Japan on Friday, after a strong earthquake hit the island.
Akuseki Island on the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture was struck by a quake measuring in the lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on Thursday afternoon.
All 76 people on the island were confirmed to be safe.
On Friday, 13 people were evacuated, and there could be more evacuees.
The Tokara island chain region was hit by over 1,000 felt quakes since June 21, with quakes measuring in the lower 5 logged on Monday and Wednesday, according to a local meteorological observatory.
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