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The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes (Japanese: 平成28年熊本地震, Hepburn: Heisei 28-nen Kumamoto jishin) were a series of earthquakes, [2] including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016 (16:25 UTC on April 15) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan, at a depth of about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), [8] and a foreshock earthquake with ...
The quake's epicenter was near the city of Kumamoto and measured at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. Second big quake hits southern Japan, people flee onto streets ...
Only earthquakes that have caused damage over US$1 billion, adjusted for inflation, are listed here. ... 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. ... 2016 Ecuador earthquake ...
1889 Kumamoto earthquake: 熊本地震: Kumamoto Jishin: Tatsuda fault: First major earthquake after the establishment of the Seismological Society of Japan in 1880. October 28, 1891: 8.0 M L: 7,273: 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake: 濃尾地震: Nōbi Jishin: Neodani Fault: June 20, 1894: 6.6 M L: 31: 1894 Tokyo earthquake: 明治東京地震 ...
The shrine was damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. Aso Shrine was heavily damaged during the 2016 earthquakes that struck Kumamoto on April 16, 2016, at 1:25 am JST , at a magnitude of 7.0. The shrine's rōmon (tower gate) was completely destroyed as well as the haiden (worship hall).
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week
But with more than 200 people missing, the disaster is likely deadlier than the 2016 earthquake and could be the worst since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the east coast of Japan in 2011.
The Futagawa-Hinagu fault zone (布田川・日奈久断層帯, Futagawa Hinagu Dansōtai) is a series of faults in Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan, which was responsible for the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. It consists of two fault zones along the west coast of Kumamoto, stretching over 100 km, making it the longest fault zone in Kyushu. [1]