Strong quakes continue to jolt small islands in southwestern Japan

Two strong earthquakes struck off small islands in southwestern Japan on Wednesday with no injuries reported, the latest in a series of temblors shaking the area for nearly two weeks.The first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, jolted Akuseki Island at 4:32 a.m., followed by a M5.6 quake that shook Kodakara Island at 3:26 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Both islands, where 155 people live in total, are part of the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, according to the local government.The two quakes, with focuses located at depths of 16 kilometers and 1 km…READ FULL ARTICLE