Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between Oita’s renowned onsen towns to the north and Kagoshima, the region to the south noted for its famed black pork. While often overshadowed by its famous neighbors,

Though Monday's temblor struck a similar area to one in August that sparked the first advisory, no such alert was issued.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday.Tsunami

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake near Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture led to a tsunami advisory that has since been lifted. No significant damage reported.

TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the advisory for tsunami waves of up to one meter after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on January 13. The US Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck off Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushu region around 21:19 pm (1219 GMT).

TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Miyazaki Prefecture Monday evening in Japan, initially setting off a tsunami warning before it was called off, officials said.

Tsunami warnings have been declared for Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as for the adjacent Kochi Prefecture. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a powerful earthquake has struck southwestern Japan.

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives.