2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes happened on April 14−16, 2016 near Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan. A foreshock of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale happened on the evening of April 14 at 21:26 Japan Standard Time. The main earthquake happened at 1:25 am JST with a magnitude of 7.0 on April 16.

2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

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Destroyed house by the earthquakes
Date	{{{date}}}
Magnitude	7.0 Mw
Depth	10 km
Epicenter location	32°46′55.2″N 130°43′33.6″E
Type	Strike-slip
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Max. intensity	IX (Violent) JMA 7
Casualties	Foreshock: 9 dead, 1,108 injured Mainshock: 41 dead, 2,021 injuredTotal:50 dead, 3,129 injured

A total of 48 people died in the two earthquakes. About 3,000 more were injured. There was severe damage in and around Kumamoto. Many structures including Kumamoto-Castle fell and some of them caught fire and infrastructures, especially water, electricity and gas supply are destructed. More than 44,000 people had to leave the area because of the disaster and most of them suffer hard living in shelters.

2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes Media

• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes (Magnitude).svg

  2016 Kumamoto earthquakes (Magnitude)

• The Aso-Ohashi bridge fallen by a landslip of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.JPG

  The Great Aso Bridge in Minamiaso collapsed into the Kurokawa River due to a landslide

• 2016 Kumamoto earthquake Kumamoto Castle 4.JPG

  The north-west Inui Turret and wall of Kumamoto Castle.

• The ruins of the historic Janes' Residence

• The damaged Sunlive Kengun in the pedestrian arcade in downtown Kumamoto.