All Residents Confirmed Safe After Strong Earthquake Hits Japan’s Akusekijima Island

All residents of Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture have been confirmed safe after a strong earthquake measuring a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit the island on Thursday evening, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi. All residents of Akusekijima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture have been confirmed safe after a strong earthquake measuring a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit the island on Thursday evening, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.