日本‧2次地震‧台灣也有震感 Strong quake jolts southern Japan

（日本‧東京）日本週三（8月5日），2度地牛翻身，連台灣也可感受到震動，但目前沒有傳出災情。

當天上午9時18分，沖繩島以南的宮古島沿海地發生里氏6.4級強烈地震，震央位於宮古島近海30公里深的海底，所幸沒有引發海嘯。

到了中午12時51分，九州地區又發生里氏規模5級的地震，包括熊本、大分跟宮崎等地在內，都可以感受到搖晃。

2次地震發生後，至今未接獲任何有關財務損毀或傷亡的報告。，日本氣象廳也未發佈海嘯警報。

不過，台灣媒體報導，地震當時，連台北高樓都感受到震度。

TOKYO — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit off Japan's southern coast Wednesday, the country's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The quake hit at 9:18 am (0018 GMT) off the coast of Miyakojima, a southern island near Okinawa, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). Miyakojima is located about 1,240 miles (2,000 kilometers) south of Tokyo.

The meteorological agency said there was no fear of a tsunami.

Atsushi Kawamitsu, a police official in Miyakojima, said police have received no reports of damage or casualties.

"Nothing fell off from shelves during the quake," Kawamitsu said.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and experts believe Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being hit by a major quake over the next 50 years.

In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.