At least nine people have died in a powerful earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of … Earthquakes within the last week [Seismic Intensity Information] Click on the date and time of the earthquake information issuance for data on when the earthquake occurred and the regions where the maximum observed Seismic Intensity was 3 and above. Images from south-western Japan after a second powerful earthquake in two days hits the region, reportedly killing at least 15 people. The Great Kanto Earthquake, the worst in Japanese history, hit the Kanto plain around Tokyoin 1923 and resulted in the deaths of over 100,000 people. The March 11, 2011, quake was magnitude 9, the strongest quake in Japan on record.   It was the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and within 30 minutes, a 133-foot high tsunami pummeled Japan's northeastern shoreline. Summary: The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes are a series of events that began with an earthquake of moment magnitude 6.2 on the Hinagu Fault on April 14, 2016, followed by another foreshock of moment magnitude 6.0 on the Hinagu Fault on April 15, 2016, and a larger moment magnitude 7.0 event on the Futagawa Fault on April 16, 2016 beneath Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu, Japan. The 6.1 magnitude Japan earthquake today January 11, 2016 began just after 9:08 am PST. Japan Earthquake 2016 Subscribe. Damage assessment is pending. On April 14th a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the region of Kumamoto, Japan causing infrastructure damage, deaths and injuries. Media Request. Japan earthquake The aftermath of a landslide shows destroyed houses in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, April 16, 2016. Japan was also rocked by a devastating magnitude-9 quake on March 11, 2011. Many other big Ring of Fire […] 2016 Ecuador earthquake timeline 2016 — Earthquakes and other hazards. Police on … 2. ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A strong Japan earthquake today 2016 has hit. In January 1995, a strong earthquake hit the city of Kobeand surroundings. It started 147 miles below ground level. More than 2,500 people are still reported missing.Less than an hour after the earthquake, the first of many tsunami waves hit Japan's coastline. Focal mechanisms for the earthquake indicate slip occurred on either a left-lateral fault striking to the northwest, or … January 2016: Torrential rain, floods and landslides from El Niño conditions affect many impoverished families in Manabí province. He serves as the leader for this The April 15, 2016 M 7.0 earthquake north of Kumamoto, on the island of Kyushu in southwest Japan, occurred as the result of strike-slip faulting at shallow depth. The epicentre was located 37 km east-south-east of Namie (Fukushima prefecture). At a Glance. November 22, 2016. SENDAI, JAPAN - MARCH 11: A woman throws a flower bunch at Fukanuma beach on March 11, 2016 in Sendai, Japan. As a result its impact was limited. What was thought to be the strongest quake in Kyushu, registering the maximum intensity on the Japanese … 2016-10-21 05:53:18 UTC 4.6 magnitude, 10 km depth Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan 4.6 magnitude earthquake 2016-10-21 05:53:18 UTC at 05:53 October 21, 2016 UTC Japan has had: (M1.5 or greater) 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours 7 earthquakes in the past 7 days; 38 earthquakes in the past 30 days; 507 earthquakes in the past 365 days A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in Japan, and experts have said it is the aftershock to a devastating 9.0 quake in … The tsunami waves reached run-up heights (how far the wave surges inland above sea level) of up to 128 feet (39 meters) at Miyako city and traveled inland as far as 6 miles (10 km) in Sendai. 100,000 homes were completely destroyed and 185,000 were sever… Damage assessment is pending. 16 Apr 2016 Troops ... 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