Deadly earthquake Kyushu, Japan - Violent M7.3 aftershock - at least 9 people killed and 760 injured

 

Last update: April 16, 2016 at 12:19 am by By Armand Vervaeck

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Update 23:28 UTC : At least 9 people have been killed and 760 have or are being treated in hospitals for injuries.

Update 21:42 UTC : JMA scientists are warning the Kyushu citizens to be extremely cautious as very strong aftershocks may happen within a week

Update 21:41 UTC : At least 3 people have reportedly been killed and 470 have or are being treated in hospitals for injuries.

Update 21:28 UTC :  A lot of buildings have structural damage like this one. They will have to be demolished completely.

Update 21:20 UTC : The number of injured people from the lastest quake has increased to 470. The death toll still stands at 1

Update 20:47 UTC : This person was really lucky to have survived the earthquake

Update 20:38 UTC : Many houses and buildings have sustained structural damage like this one.

Update 20:20 UTC :
* one dead in a fire in Kumamoto
* all hospitals count 363 injuries so far

Update 20:15 UTC :  an impression of what to expect tomorrow

Update 19:57 UTC : 200 injuries in one hospital of Kumamoto

Update 19:38 UTC : A glimpse of fires currently raging in Kumamato

Update 19:30 UTC : A dam near Nishihara is severely damaged. The village is evacuated right now but several people are trapped in their houses. Kumamoto is completely without water.

Update 19:25 UTC : In addition to the violent aftershock earlier today, the area gets continuous powerful aftershocks strong enough on their own to inflict damage.

Update 19:20 UTC : Jens Skapski (EID database) with a first roundup of the damage after the 7.1 aftershock :
Hundreds of injuries in Kumamoto
Many houses collapsed
66 people trapped in a nursery home in Mishake
At least one person killed and several injured in Aso.
Fires in many places
Liquefaction
Landslides

Update 18:42 UTC : USGS has updated their intensities upwards. It is becoming closer to the JMA shaking values (USGS calculated lower shaking values before)

Update 18:38 UTC : Shaking map of today's M7.1 earthquake Max. JMA scale is 7 is was not reached today. Just below JMA 7 are JMA6+ and JMA6- (colors on the map)

Update 18:32 UTC : NHK reports that it is feared that Kumamoto Shimin Hospital may collapse after a new series of quakes. An evacuation is being considered.

Update 18:25 UTC : People fear the weather outlook tomorrow. Heavy rain is expected. Strong aftershocks combined with heavy rain may make the ground unstable and inflect landslides.

Update 18:24 UTC : People in amany areas in Kumamoto are summoned to go to the shelters

Important Update 18:14 UTC : First information we could find after the violent aftershock is very bad :
Building collapses
Bridges have fallen
People are buried under the rubble
Some tunnels apparently collapsed

Update 17:42 UTC : As it is the middle of the night in Japan, new information from Kumamoto is very minimal

Update 17:39 UTC : Great News - All Tsunami advisories lifted

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