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JAPAN

Quake strikes Kyushu; tsunamis observed

Japan's weather agency warned that another strong earthquake was possible after a magnitude 6.9 quake struck the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan at 9:19 pm on Monday. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage. The epicenter, at a depth of approximately 30 kilometers, was located in the waters of Hyuga-nada in Miyazaki prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tsunami activity was observed near Miyazaki as well as Kochi prefecture after the agency issued tsunami advisories for the two prefectures. People were warned to stay away from the waters, including rivers.

SOUTH KOREA

Radioactive waste discharge probed

South Korea's nuclear safety agency has launched an investigation into the abnormal discharge of liquid radioactive waste from a nuclear reactor in the southeast of the country, Yonhap news agency said on Sunday. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission received a report from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, or KHNP, the operator of nuclear power plants, on Sunday that the liquid waste from a radioactive storage tank in the Wolseong No 2 nuclear power plant in North Gyeongsang Province, was discharged into the ocean without going through a sample analysis.

Xinhua