A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 rocked the southern region of Japan, triggering tsunami warnings for several prefectures, according to information from the Japanese meteorological agency (JMA).
Initially evaluated at 6.9 magnitude, the earthquake was finally revised upwards at 7.1 by experts. The epicenter would be off the coast of the island of Kyushu, in the southwest of the country.
The NHK public television reported that these tsunami warnings concern the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, as well as the prefectures of Kagoshima and Ehime. The prefecture of Miyazaki would be the most affected, with waves estimated at 1 meter in height.
For the moment, the impact on the Japanese yen seems limited, the course of the US/JPY dollar remaining around the levels of 145.70-145.80. According to the latest information, no anomaly has been detected in the Sendai nuclear power plant, located in the Kagoshima prefecture.
