A powerful wind disrupted a soccer match in Oita, per Marca. The gusts caused the ball to veer unexpectedly, affecting play.
Just before the match, a magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7.9 km north of Aso, Kumamoto, at 3:21 pm local time, according to VolcanoDiscovery.
The region also experienced a weaker 2.2-magnitude quake in the East China Sea, 19 km southeast of Oyano Jima Island, at 11:00 pm GMT+9, per VolcanoDiscovery.