A magnitude 6.5 earthquake recently struck the Bonin Islands region of Japan.
About Bonin Islands:
The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands, are volcanic islands and islets in the central Pacific Ocean in the southeast of Japan.
The islands command a strategic position astride the Pacific approaches to East Asia.
The largest and principal island is Chichi (formerly Peel Island), the site of Omura, the capital of the group, and Futami-ko (Port Lloyd), the chief harbor.
Bonin flying fox: A threatened fruit bat and the only endemic mammal of the Ogasawara Islands.
They have been dubbed the “Galapagos of the Orient” due to the presence of many flora and fauna species that have evolved there independently.
The Ogasawara Islands were added to UNESCO's list of World Natural Heritage sites in July 2011.
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