Earthquake recorded in Miyazaki, no irregular changes in crustal strain The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge caution against a possible mega-quake in the Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.

The special advisory was issued on Thursday after a quake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Miyazaki Prefecture.

A tremor in Miyazaki City at around 7:42 a.m. Sunday registered a maximum intensity of 3 on a Japanese scale of 0 to 7.

The agency says no irregular changes have been observed so far in the crustal strain.

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