A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 hit off southwestern Japan on Friday, injuring a man and disrupting local traffic networks, authorities said.The 8:48 a.m. quake occurred in the sea off Miyazaki Prefecture at a depth of about 25 kilometers. It measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Miyazaki and Miyakonojo, while minor jolts were felt in wider areas including western Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.In Oita Prefecture, north of Miyazaki, a 79-year-old man was taken to hospital after tumbling from a stepladder while trimming g…READ FULL ARTICLE
