Southern Japan hit by strong quake near Nankai Trough region

 Jan 13 (Reuters) - Southern Japan was hit by major areas of strength for an on Monday that specialists said didn't warrant the sort of megaquake advance notice that was set off interestingly the year before.

A shake with a fundamental extent of 6.9 struck the Kyushu locale at 9:19 p.m. (0019 GMT) on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Office said. After an examination, the JMA said the shudder didn't warrant extraordinary measures connected with seismic action in the Nankai Box.

The Nankai Box, where the Philippine Ocean Plate is sneaking by the Eurasia Plate at the lower part of the ocean off the southwest shore of Japan, produces enormous quakes about each 100-150 years. Solid shudders close by are viewed as a potential sign that a megaquake could be more probable.

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The JMA in August gave seven days in length warning for a "moderately higher possibility" of a megaquake as strong as extent 9 after a greatness 7.1 shake hit the nation's southwest.

After Monday's tremor, torrent warnings for influxes of a most extreme level of one meter (3.3 ft) were given for the southern prefectures of Miyazaki and Kochi. A 20-centimeter (7.8 inches) wave was subsequently recorded arriving at Miyazaki city, public telecaster NHK revealed.

All torrent warnings were lifted around 0250 GMT.

There were no anomalies detailed at the Ikata Thermal energy station in western Japan or the Sendai Thermal energy station in Kagoshima prefecture, NHK expressed, alluding to the two plants closest to where the shudder happened.