On July 2nd, local time, it was reported that a strong earthquake occurred in the waters near Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that around 15:26 on July 2nd, local time,
a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near Tuguhara Island in Kagoshima Prefecture,
with the strongest seismic intensity being a 5-on scale (reported by Bai Chunyang, correspondent).