Southwestern Japan islet hit by barrage of quakes

A small island of Japan's southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture has been hit by frequent earthquakes since late last week, with the weather agency warning of further temblors in coming days.Most recently, a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted Akuseki Island at 11:01 p.m. on Monday, registering 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, a level at which most people are startled or woken from sleep.There are no reports of injuries or property damage caused by the series of quakes that started Friday on the island with a population of 70, according to the village office of Toshim…READ FULL ARTICLE