Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated at a press conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting that, as of 6:30 AM local time on the 30th, the death toll from the earthquake, including those still under investigation for potential connection to the disaster, had risen to 28.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kyushu Island, Japan, at 4:27 PM local time on the 28th (3:27 PM Beijing time), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
