One person was feared dead and more than 50 hospitalized after a strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Thursday evening, but no tsunami alert was issued.
Kyodo news agency also cited police as saying that residents of Kumamoto Prefecture had made emergency calls for help as people were believed to be trapped in collapsed homes.
The weather agency said the magnitude 6.4 temblor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.4 miles) at 9.26 p.m. (1226GMT) in the Kyushu region.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said no abnormalities were detected at nuclear power plants in the area.
The initial tremor was followed by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock.
NHK showed some damage including broken concrete, while residents stood outside making calls on mobile phones.
An official at the Sendai nuclear plant in Kyushu, who declined to be named, said the plant was operating normally but that officials were checking for any abnormalities.
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Magnitude Mw 6.1
Region KYUSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2016-04-14 12:26:36.2 UTC
Location 32.82 N ; 130.63 E
Depth 15 km
Distances
89 km S of Fukuoka-shi, Japan / pop: 1,392,289 / local time: 21:26:36.2 2016-04-14
11 km W of Kumamoto-shi, Japan / pop: 680,423 / local time: 21:26:36.2 2016-04-14
emsc-csem.org
14/4/16
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Nearby Places
7.0 km (4.3 mi) SW of Ueki, Japan
9.0 km (5.6 mi) SE of Tamana, Japan
12.0 km (7.5 mi) WNW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan
18.0 km (11.2 mi) N of Uto, Japan
620.0 km (385.3 mi) SSE of Seoul, South Korea
usgs.gov
14/4/16
Kyodo news agency also cited police as saying that residents of Kumamoto Prefecture had made emergency calls for help as people were believed to be trapped in collapsed homes.
The weather agency said the magnitude 6.4 temblor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.4 miles) at 9.26 p.m. (1226GMT) in the Kyushu region.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said no abnormalities were detected at nuclear power plants in the area.
The initial tremor was followed by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock.
- No tsunami warning was issued after the quake
- Nuclear plant near epicentre checked...
NHK showed some damage including broken concrete, while residents stood outside making calls on mobile phones.
An official at the Sendai nuclear plant in Kyushu, who declined to be named, said the plant was operating normally but that officials were checking for any abnormalities.
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- M 6.1 - KYUSHU, JAPAN - 2016-04-14 12:26:36 UTC
Magnitude Mw 6.1
Region KYUSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2016-04-14 12:26:36.2 UTC
Location 32.82 N ; 130.63 E
Depth 15 km
Distances
89 km S of Fukuoka-shi, Japan / pop: 1,392,289 / local time: 21:26:36.2 2016-04-14
11 km W of Kumamoto-shi, Japan / pop: 680,423 / local time: 21:26:36.2 2016-04-14
emsc-csem.org
14/4/16
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- M6.2 - 7km SW of Ueki, Japan...
Nearby Places
7.0 km (4.3 mi) SW of Ueki, Japan
9.0 km (5.6 mi) SE of Tamana, Japan
12.0 km (7.5 mi) WNW of Kumamoto-shi, Japan
18.0 km (11.2 mi) N of Uto, Japan
620.0 km (385.3 mi) SSE of Seoul, South Korea
usgs.gov
14/4/16
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference that a number of houses have collapsed, but that there was no abnormality at three nearby nuclear facilities.
ReplyDeletePolice in Kumamoto prefecture said they have received reports of a number of collapsed houses and people possibly trapped inside.
ReplyDeleteMagnitude Mw 6.0
ReplyDeleteRegion KYUSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2016-04-14 15:03:48.1 UTC
Location 32.79 N ; 130.74 E
Depth 2 km
Distances 95 km S of Fukuoka-shi, Japan / pop: 1,392,289 / local time: 00:03:48.1 2016-04-15
0 km W of Kumamoto-shi, Japan / pop: 680,423 / local time: 00:03:48.1 2016-04-15
Un "fort" tremblement de terre de magnitude 6,4 s'est produit jeudi soir dans le sud-ouest du Japon, dans la préfecture de Kumamoto, où se trouvent plusieurs centrales nucléaires, a indiqué l'agence de météorologie japonaise. Il n'y a pas de risque de tsunami, a précisé l'agence...
ReplyDeleteSelon la chaîne NHK, les secousses ont été très fortes, autant voire plus que lors du séisme et du tsunami survenus le 11 mars 2011 dans le nord-est de l'archipel. Des dégâts ont déjà été recensés, comme des vitres cassées, d'après la même source, mais encore peu d'informations étaient disponibles.
La compagnie d'électricité de la région n'a pas signalé d'anomalie dans l'immédiat.
Ce n'est pas un séisme de magnitude équivalente à celle du tremblement de terre à l'origine d'un raz-de-marée il y a cinq ans (qui était égale à 9), mais cette fois l'épicentre était au centre de l'île de Kyushu et le foyer situé à seulement 10 km de profondeur.
"Il faut être très vigilant car des répliques importantes peuvent se produire dans les heures à venir", a insisté un sismologue de l'université de Tokyo.
La NHK a diffusé d'impressionnantes images des secousses, grâce à ses caméras qui se déclenchent automatiquement dans ces circonstances.
Le Japon, situé à la jonction de quatre plaques tectoniques, subit chaque année plus de 20% des séismes les plus forts recensés sur Terre.
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