Tokyo International News Agency

Shortly after 8:30 PM on March 25th, a series of earthquakes struck Western Japan and the Kyushu region, with a maximum seismic intensity of Shindo 3 observed across a wide area. On social media (formerly X), numerous comments like "It felt much stronger than Shindo 3" and "It felt like Shindo 5" surfaced, indicating that many residents were surprised by the intensity of the shaking and grew increasingly anxious. According to weather information company Weathernews, at approximately 8:31 PM on the 25th, an earthquake registering Shindo 3 was observed in northern Kyoto Prefecture, southeastern Hyogo Prefecture, southwestern Hyogo Prefecture, and Awajishima in Hyogo Prefecture. Subsequently, at around 8:33 PM, another earthquake with a Shindo 3 intensity occurred in the Chikugo region of Fukuoka Prefecture. In response to these consecutive tremors, comments such as "It's crazy that Kansai and Kyushu were hit by Shindo 3 one after another" and "What...

This morning, a widespread earthquake primarily struck Western Japan, leading to numerous posts on the social media platform "X" (formerly Twitter) expressing surprise and anxiety about the intensity of the shaking, with "It shook quite a bit" becoming a trending topic. In response to this earthquake, which occurred shortly after 10 AM, many users shared comments such as "It shook quite a bit just now," and "I was surprised 💦💦 It's been a while since it shook this much 😢." Even in areas far from the epicenter, voices of confusion arose regarding how the shaking propagated, with comments like "I can't believe it shook this much even though the epicenter isn't close at all." Specific seismic intensities reported included Shindo 4 in Hiroshima and Shindo 3 in other regions. However, many users reported feeling the tremor more intensely than the official readings, with remarks such as "They say it was Shindo 3, but it fe...