Inyikima ye-6.0 yabetha i-Kyushu, eJapan, ngoLwesithathu ngo-7: 34 PM (IST), njengoko kuchazwe yiZiko leSizwe le-Seismology (NCS).
I-NCS ibonise ukuba inyikima yenzeke kubunzulu beekhilomitha ezingama-30, kunye nolungelelwaniso lweLatitude 31.09 N kunye neLongitude 131.47 E.
Kwingxelo ye-X, i-NCS yaphawula, "I-EQ ye-M: 6.0, Ngo: 02/04/2025 19:34:00 IST, Lat: 31.09 N, Long: 131.47 E, Ubunzulu: 30 Km, Indawo: Kyushu, Japan."
Okwangoku, akukho ngxelo yokulimala okanye umonakalo omkhulu, kwaye ulwazi olongezelelweyo lulindile.
NgoMvulo, ingxelo ekhutshwe ngurhulumente waseJapan ibonise ukuba "i-megaquake" elandelwa yitsunami inokukhokelela ekuswelekeni kwabantu abamalunga ne-298,000 eJapan, kunye nomonakalo onokuthi ufikelele kwi-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola.
Igama elithi "megaquake" lichaza inyikima enamandla kakhulu, edla ngokuba nobukhulu be-8 okanye ngaphezulu, enokuthi ibangele umonakalo omkhulu kwaye inokukhokelela kwitsunami.
Idatha ehlaziyiweyo ihlaziya uqikelelo luka-2014 oluvavanye iziphumo ezinokwenzeka zenyikima ebalulekileyo eyenzekayo ecaleni kweNankai Trough, i-800-kilometer (500-mile) umsele ongaphantsi kwamanzi osuka eShizuoka, ekwintshona yeTokyo, ukuya kwindawo esemazantsi eKyushu.
