Overview

• The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded 474 earthquakes around the Tokara Islands from June 21 to June 26, with magnitudes up to 5.1 and tremors reaching seismic intensity level 4.
• Mount Shinmoe erupted on June 22 after seven years of dormancy, sending ash plumes approximately 500 metres high without causing reported injuries.
• The Japan Meteorological Agency has not issued tsunami warnings and reports that the tremors produced no major damage across the remote island chain.
• Local authorities have urged residents to remain vigilant for potentially stronger earthquakes given the region’s history of prolonged seismic swarms.
• Ryo Tatsuki’s 1999 manga 'The Future I Saw' forecast a July 5 mega-tsunami disaster that has drawn renewed attention during this period of seismic unrest.