A powerful earthquake strikes southwestern Japan, prompting temporary tsunami warnings.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit southwestern Japan late Monday, prompting tsunami advisories and evacuation warnings in coastal areas, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA). The alerts were lifted a few hours later. Initially estimated at magnitude 6.9, the quake’s strength was revised downward twice—first to 6.7 and then to 6.6. It struck at 9:19 p.m….