A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Monday evening, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning for the Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures.

The quake’s intensity was recorded at 5 on the Japanese seismic scale in parts of Miyazaki.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, amidst ongoing seismic activity in Japan, with the most recent earthquake occurring last month in the southeastern part of Honshu Island, with a magnitude of 5.7 .