A statement from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that no Tsunami warnings have been issued and no significant damage has been reported.
The center of the earthquake that occurred at 8:08 a.m. on June 19 (local time) was determined to be at 42.8 degrees north latitude and 146.4 degrees east longitude, about 107km southeast of Nemuro city, at a depth of about 15km.
Meanwhile, the USGS recorded the earthquake at 5.9 degrees richter, which occurred at 11:08 p.m. UTC on June 18.
Although the ground is calm, Asian social networks are flooding. Hong Kong Airlines (Hong Kong, China) recently announced a cut in flights to southern Japan, after a sudden decrease in passenger numbers due to a widespread rumor related to a super earthquake and Tsunami that will occur in July 2025.
The source of the rumor comes from a comic book called "The Future I See - Complete version" (2022) by artist Ryo Tatsuki. In the story, there is a line that many people handed over: "The real disaster will happen in July 2025".
Ryo Tatsuki warns of a huge geological event set to hit in July 2025. According to her, a giant crack will form under the seabed between Japan and the Philippines, creating three times as many sunny spots as in 2011.
She also described the Japanese Sea as "boiling up", making many people think of underwater volcanications or super-large earthquakes.
The seismic center that Tatsuki painted is diamond-shaped, connecting Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan (China) and the Northern Mariana Islands - right in the "Pacific Ring Road", the most active seismic area in the world.
Rumors become even more difficult to control as many netizens link Tatsuki - known as "Baba Vanga of Asia" as a "preacher" for the double natural disaster of earthquakes and sunsides in 2011 in a published published published published in 1996.
The widespread concern has prompted Hong Kong Airlines to plan to temporarily suspend flights to Kagoshima and Kumamoto in July and August, although there is no scientific basis to confirm the prophecy.
In the face of the panic, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) had to speak up to reassure public opinion, affirming that there was no scientific basis for "predicting" earthquakes and sunscreens and calling on tourists not to be affected by false information.
The JMA also affirmed that Japan's earthquake monitoring and Tsunami warning systems are still among the most modern in the world. We understand people are worried but I would like to confirm that there is no scientific basis for any specific events in July, said the JMA representative.
