The tremor was felt with its epicentre at a latitude of 35.5 degrees north and a longitude of 141.2 degrees east, and at a depth of 30 km, the agency further added.
There have been no reports of major damage or injuries as a result of the offshore quake.
Kagoshima is situated in a bay on the southern island of Kyushu. Some parts of the island have received 900 millimetres of rainfall per square meter since last week.i
Trami is moving at a speed of 20 kmph in a northerly direction, carrying wind gusts of up to 216 kmph, Efe news reported.
Quake followed by a number of aftershocks, triggering landslides that buried multiple houses; rescue work is under way to search for the missing
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