Debris remains piled up in quake-hit Kumamoto
KUMAMOTO, Japan - Piles of rubble from collapsed houses are seen in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on May 5... ......
View ArticlePowerful earthquake hits southern Japan
TOKYO — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary...
View ArticleMagnitude-7 earthquake strikes off southwest Japan
A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of southern Japan on Saturday after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Kyushu. The Japan Meteorological Agency said tsunamis of up...
View ArticleJapan hit by strong earthquake
Tokyo: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There...
View ArticleAftermath of massive quakes in southwestern Japan
MASHIKI, Japan - People sit by outlets to charge their phones at a shelter in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwest... ......
View ArticleQuakes damage many buildings
KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 21, 2016, in Mashiki town in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto shows a... ......
View ArticleStrong quake kills 9, injures more than 760 in Japan
TOKYO (AP) - At least nine people were killed and 761 injured by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake Thursday night that knocked down houses and buckled roads in southern Japan, the government's...
View ArticleDozens killed in powerful earthquake in Japan
TOKYO, Japan - Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan’s Kyushu island was struck by a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, said to be the strongest earthquake to strike the region since ......
View ArticleQuake-hit town starts issuing "victim's certificate"
MASHIKI, Japan - Officials (L) of the town government of Mashiki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on ... ......
View ArticleStrong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami alert
Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 9:26 p.m. (1226 GMT) and was centered in the Mashiki town in the Kumamoto prefecture. ......
View ArticleJapan earthquake: ‘I thought I was going to die’
MASHIKI, Japan — A still shocked resident from a town in southern Japan recounted his terror the previous night as he examined the damage Friday from a powerful earthquake that brought down buildings...
View Article2nd strong quake hits southern Japan; some reported trapped
MASHIKI, Japan — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed 10 people. It was...
View ArticleJapan earthquake survivor: 'I thought I was going to die'
MASHIKI, Japan — A still shocked resident from a town in southern Japan recounted his terror the previous night as he examined the damage Friday from a powerful earthquake that brought down buildings...
View ArticleStrong quake hurts 45 in south Japan; traps people in houses
TOKYO (AP) — Rescuers in southern Japan were searching for trapped residents in at least two dozen collapsed houses after a powerful 6.5 earthquake struck Thursday evening with a force that knocked out...
View Article9 Dead, 761 Injured, Over 44,400 Displaced, Aftershocks Ongoing
A Japan earthquake at 6.5 magnitude killed at least nine people, injured 761 and caused over 44,400 to flee toppled houses and buckled roads on the southern island of Kyushu on Thursday night, April...
View ArticleJapan earthquake: 7.1 tremor hits south of country – 24 hours after nine died...
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine people. Japanese broadcaster...
View ArticleTwo earthquakes jolt Japan, tsunami warning issued
A man is carried away by a rescue workers after being rescued from his collapsed home caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April...
View ArticleAftershocks disrupt rescue effort after Japan quake kills nine, injures 800
Aftershocks rattled communities in southern Japan as businesses and residents examined the widespread damage from an unusually strong earthquake in which nine people were killed and about 800 others...
View ArticleStrong quake strikes Japan’s Kyushu Island, killing at least 2
TOKYO — At least two people were killed and 45 injured by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that knocked down houses and buckled roads in southern Japan on Thursday night. Both...
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