More than 2 thousand earthquakes occurred near the Tokara Islands in Japan in three weeks

More than 2,000 earthquakes have occurred in three weeks off the coast of Japan near the Tokara Islands. This was reported by NHK on July 14, citing the country's meteorological department.

"Active seismic activity continues off the coast of the Tokara Islands: to date, more than 2 thousand earthquakes with an intensity of 1 magnitude or higher have been recorded," the publication says.

It is noted that scientists have recorded a total of 2002 incidents. The surge in the number of earthquakes began on June 21. Natural disasters with a capacity of 4-5 points were also recorded.

"Active seismic activity off the coast of the Tokara Islands was observed the year before last and four years ago, but the number of earthquakes this time is much higher than in the past," the article says.

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Earlier, tremors were reported in Japan and Pakistan.

On July 10, two small islands in the southwestern part of Japan moved away from each other by almost 10 cm in three days due to seismic activity. It is also noted that the movement of the islands could not have been caused by an earthquake, but, for example, by the seepage and spread of magma in the earth's crust.