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Show map of Japan Show map of Kyushu Show all UTC time ISC event USGS - ANSS Date April 16, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 16 ) Origin time 16 : 25 : 06 UTC Local date Local time Magnitude 7.0 M Depth 10 km Epicenter 32 ° 46 ′ 55.2 '' N 130 ° 43 ′ 33.6 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.782000 ° N 130.726000 ° E ﻿ / 32.782000 ; 130.726000 Type Strike - slip Areas affected Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan Max. intensity IX ( Violent ) Foreshocks 6.2 M, April 14, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 14 ) 12 : 26 : 36 ( UTC ), 21 : 26 : 36 ( JST ) Casualties Foreshock : 9 dead, 1,108 injured Mainshock : 41 dead, 2,021 injured Total : 50 dead, 3,129 injured * Deprecated See documentation. The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes ( Japanese : 平成 28 年 熊本 地震, Hepburn : Heisei 28 - nen Kumamoto jishin ) are a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01 : 25 JST on April 16, 2016 ( 16 : 25 UTC on April 15 ) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan, at a depth of about 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ), and a foreshock earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 at 21 : 26 JST ( 12 : 26 UTC ) on April 14, 2016, at a depth of about 11 kilometres ( 6.8 mi ). The two earthquakes killed at least 50 people and injured about 3,000 others in total. Severe damage occurred in Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures, with numerous structures collapsing and catching fire. More than 44,000 people were evacuated from their homes due to the disaster. Contents 1 April 14 foreshock 2 April 16 main shock 3 Damage 4 Geology 5 See also 6 References 7 External links April 14 foreshock Magnitude of earthquakes Although the focus of the foreshock earthquake was 12.0 kilometres ( 7.5 mi ) beneath Mount Kinpo to the north - northwest of Kumamoto 's city center, the worst - hit area was in the eastern Kumamoto suburb of Mashiki, where the foreshock earthquake 's victims perished. The earthquake was strongly felt as far north as Shimonoseki on southwestern Honshu, and as far south as the city of Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture. In the following hours, there were at least 11 aftershocks of at least 4.5 magnitude, one of which was a magnitude 6 ; more than 140 aftershocks were registered within two days. It was the first earthquake to occur on the island of Kyushu to register as a 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency 's ( JMA ) seismic intensity scale. On April 15, the JMA officially labelled it Heisei 28 - nen Kumamoto jishin ( 平成 28 年 熊本 地震, `` Heisei 28 Kumamoto Earthquake '' ) -- Heisei 28 being the year 2016 on the Japanese calendar. At least 9 people lost their lives and approximately 1,000 more were injured. By April 16, more than 44,000 people were evacuated from the hardest - hit areas. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe mobilized 3,000 personnel of the Japan Self - Defense Forces to assist local authorities with search and rescue and recovery efforts. April 16 main shock At 01 : 25 JST on April 16 ( 16 : 25 UTC, April 15 ), a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, under Higashi Ward of Kumamoto City in the Kyushu Region in southwest Japan, occurred as the result of strike - slip faulting at shallow depth. Significant additional damage occurred in those areas of Kumamoto Prefecture recovering from the April 14 earthquake, with strong tremors and damage also recorded as far east as the city of Beppu in Ōita Prefecture. It was also felt as far away as Busan, South Korea, with an intensity of MMI III. A tsunami advisory was issued at 01 : 27 JST for areas along the Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea, with the wave height forecast at 0.2 to 1 m ( 0.7 to 3.3 ft ), but was lifted less than an hour later at 02 : 14 JST. At least 35 people were killed and more than 2,000 others were injured. Kumamoto Prefectural Police got more than 300 calls and also Ōita Prefectural Police took 100 calls, some reporting people trapped or buried under debris. More than 91,700 people were evacuated. An additional 15,000 soldiers from the Japan Self - Defense Forces joined relief efforts following the earthquake. By April 18, the number of people seeking shelter had risen to 180,000, while at least 8 people remained missing in a landslide caused by the earthquake. Damage As a result of the tremors, the entire city of Kumamoto city was left without water. All residents of Nishihara Village in Kumamoto Prefecture were evacuated over fears that a nearby dam could collapse. Kumamoto Airport was also closed to all but emergency flights, and service on the Kyushu Shinkansen was suspended after a train derailed due to the earthquake. Numerous structures collapsed or caught fire as a result of the earthquake. Government officials estimated more than 1,000 buildings had been seriously damaged, with 90 destroyed. A 500 - bed hospital in Kumamoto City was knocked off its foundations, forcing the evacuation of all patients, and a natural gas leak prompted Saibu Gas ( ja ) to turn off supplies to multiple homes in the city. Numerous landslides took place across the mountains of Kyushu, rendering roads impassable, The Great Aso Bridge ( ja ) of the Japan National Route 325 in Minamiaso collapsed into the Kurokawa river. A particularly large rockslide was photographed blocking the entirety of a four - lane express - way close to the fallen Great Aso Bridge, leaving a large scar that ran almost completely up the hill that suffered the rockslide. The Aso Shrine was also heavily damaged in the earthquake. The shrine 's rōmon ( tower gate ), officially classified as an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government, and the haiden ( worshiping hall ) both completely collapsed. Kumamoto Castle, another Important Cultural Property sustained damage to its roof and exterior buildings and walls because of the earthquakes and associated aftershocks. Several of the castle 's shachihoko ornaments were destroyed, and a large number of kawara tiles also fell from the roof. Other historical buildings such as Janes ' Residence, the first western - style house built in Kumamoto ( dating from 1871 ) were also totally destroyed The former registered Cultural Asset was initially located in the grounds of Kumamoto Castle, but was later relocated near Suizen - ji Jōju - en. Early estimates of the economic costs of the damage range from $5.5 billion to $7.5 billion, with insured property losses estimated to be between $800 million to $1.2 billion, according to Risk Management Solutions or between $1.7 billion to $2.9 billion, according to Guy Carpenter. Through the first half of 2016, about $3.2 billion of claims for damage to residential dwellings were paid out by insurance companies, according to data from the General Insurance Association of Japan. The Great Aso Bridge in Minamiaso collapsed into the Kurokawa River due to a landslide 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 down - town Kumamoto. Geology Kumamoto Prefecture lies at the southern end of the Japan Median Tectonic Line, Japan 's longest, where a system of active faults forks in two directions at the Beppu - Haneyama Fault Zone. Specifically, the series of quakes ruptured the 81 - km - long Hinagu Fault and 64 - km - long Futagawa Fault to its north, as well as lesser but discernable interaction with the farther flung Beppu - Haneyama Fault Zone. A 27 - km section of the Futagawa Fault Zone slid 3.5 meters. The earthquakes are occurring along the Beppu -- Shimabara graben, with epicentres moving from west to east over time. Around 08 : 30 local time on 16 April, Mount Aso saw a small - scale eruption with ash billowing 100 m ( 330 ft ) into the air ; the eruption was not related to the earthquake. Mount Aso had already been active since before the earthquakes, being under a Level 2 warning from the JMA since November 24, 2015. See also 1889 Kumamoto earthquake List of earthquakes in 2016 List of earthquakes in Japan References Jump up ^ `` M7. 0 - 1km WSW of Kumamoto - shi, Japan : Shake Map ''. United States Geological Survey. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` M7. 0 - 1km WSW of Kumamoto - shi, Japan ''. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` M7. 0 - 1km WSW of Kumamoto - shi, Japan ''. earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 16 April 2016. ^ Jump up to : 平成 28 年 4 月 14 日 21 時 26 分 頃 の 熊本 県 熊本 地方 の 地震 について ( About the earthquake in the Kumamoto area of Kumamoto Prefecture, around 21 : 26, April 14, 2016 ). Japan Meteorological Agency ( in Japanese ). 2016 - 04 - 14. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ = 緊急 地震 速報 の 内容 ( The contents of the Earthquake Early Warning ). Japan Meteorological Agency ( in Japanese ). 2016 - 04 - 14. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` M6. 2 - 7km SW of Ueki, Japan ''. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` US Forces Deliver Aid to Japanese Quake - Hit Areas ; 44 Dead ''. NY Times. New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Last Kumamoto quake victim ID 'd, leaving death toll at 50 ''. The Japan Times. 2016 - 08 - 14. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 17. Jump up ^ `` www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160422_02/ ''. Jump up ^ `` 70 % of Kumamoto victims died in collapsed homes : The Asahi Shimbun ''. Asahi.com. 2016 - 05 - 01. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` M7. 0 -- 1km WSW of Kumamoto - shi, Japan ''. USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Retrieved 15 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` At Least 10 Dead, More Than 800 Injured in Japan 6.5 - Magnitude Earthquake ''. ABC News. 2016 - 04 - 15. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ 地震 情報 ( 各地 の 震度 に関する 情報 ) ( Earthquake Information : Information on the Seismic Activity in Affected Areas ) ( in Japanese ). Japan Meteorological Agency. 2016 - 04 - 14. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, Killing 2 ; Homes Collapse, 45 Injured ''. ^ Jump up to : Doug Stanglin ( April 16, 2016 ). `` Hospital evacuated after major quake rocks Japanese island ''. USA Today. Retrieved April 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` More aftershocks feared after strong quake in southwestern Japan ''. Nikkei Asian Review. 2016 - 04 - 15. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 15. ^ Jump up to : Daisuke Kikuchi ( April 15, 2016 ). `` Kumamoto residents pick up the pieces following Kyushu 's strongest quake ''. The Japan Times. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Jump up ^ The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake - Portal - Earthquake Summary Retrieved 17 April 2016 ( archive ) ^ Jump up to : Don Melvin ; Greg Botelho ; Ray Sanchez ( April 16, 2016 ). `` 7.0 quake strikes Japan ; rescuers try to free residents ''. CNN. Retrieved April 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` M 5.1 - 11km WSW of Beppu, Japan ''. earthquake.usgs.gov. 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The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake - Portal - - Japan Meteorological Agency Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake in Japan - United States Geological Survey Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake in Japan - United States Geological Survey Earthquake and Volcano Information - 15th April, 2016 Earthquake in Kumamoto prefecture - Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and authoritative data for this event. ← Earthquakes in 2016 → January Imphal, India ( 6.7, January 3 ) Old Iliamna, Alaska ( 7.1, January 24 ) February Kaohsiung, Taiwan ( 6.4, February 5 ) † Christchurch, New Zealand ( 5.7, February 14 ) March Mentawai Islands, Indonesia ( 7.8, March 2 ) April Badakhshan, Afghanistan ( 6.6, April 10 ) Monywa, Myanmar ( 6.9, April 13 ) Kumamoto, Japan 6.2, April 14 7.0, April 15 † Manabí, Ecuador ( 7.8, April 16 ) † ‡ August Amatrice, Italy ( 6.2, August 24 ) † Chauk, Myanmar ( 6.8, August 24 ) September Te Araroa, New Zealand ( 7.1, September 2 ) Pawnee, Oklahoma ( 5.8, September 3 ) Bukoba, Tanzania ( 5.9, September 10 ) Gyeongju, South Korea ( 5.4, September 12 ) October Visso, Italy ( 5.5 and 6.1, October 26 ) Norcia, Italy ( 6.6, October 30 ) November Kaikoura, New Zealand ( 7.8, November 13 ) Fukushima, Japan ( 6.9, November 22 ) December Aceh, Indonesia ( 6.5, December 6 ) † Chiloé, Chile ( 7.6, December 25 ) † indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year Dates for all earthquakes are in UTC Earthquakes in Japan Historical 869 Sanriku 1293 Kamakura 1498 Nankai 1605 Nankai 1611 Sanriku 1703 Genroku 1707 Hōei 1771 Great Yaeyama 1792 Unzen 1847 Nagano 1854 Nankai 1854 Tōkai 1855 Edo 1858 Hietsu 1889 Kumamoto 1891 Mino -- Owari 1894 Tokyo 1896 Sanriku 20th century 1911 Kikai Island 1923 Great Kantō 1927 Kita Tango 1930 North Izu 1933 Sanriku 1936 Miyagi 1943 Tottori 1944 Tōnankai 1945 Mikawa 1946 Nankai 1948 Fukui 1952 Hokkaido 1963 Kuril Islands 1964 Niigata 1968 Hyūga - nada 1968 Tokachi 1974 Izu Peninsula 1978 Miyagi 1983 Sea of Japan 1984 Otaki 1993 Hokkaidō 1994 offshore Sanriku 1995 Hanshin 1998 Ryukyu Islands 2000 Tottori 21st century 2001 Geiyo 2003 Hokkaidō 2004 Chūetsu 2005 Fukuoka 2005 Miyagi 2006 Kuril Islands 2007 Chūetsu 2007 Kuril Islands 2007 Noto 2008 Iwate -- Miyagi 2009 Izu Islands 2009 Shizuoka 2010 Bonin Islands 2011 Tōhoku April 2011 Fukushima April 2011 Miyagi 2012 Chiba 2012 Kamaishi 2016 Kumamoto 2016 Fukushima Related articles Tōkai earthquakes Nankai megathrust earthquakes Kantō earthquakes 2010s portal Disasters portal Earthquakes portal Japan portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_Kumamoto_earthquakes&oldid=834018695 '' Categories : 2016 earthquakes 2016 in Japan April 2016 events in Asia Earthquakes in Japan History of Kumamoto Prefecture Kumamoto Supershear earthquakes Earthquake clusters, swarms, and sequences Hidden categories : CS1 uses Japanese - language script ( ja ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from May 2016 CS1 maint : Unrecognized language Articles to be expanded from April 2016 All articles to be expanded Articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia Wikipedia infobox cleanup Use mdy dates from April 2016 EQ articles needing UTC timestamp EQ articles waiting for ISC event id EQ articles needing ANSS url EQ articles using ' date ' or ' time ' ( deprecated ) EQ articles needing ' local - date ' EQ articles needing ' local - time ' Articles containing Japanese - language text Interlanguage link template link number All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Català Čeština Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latina Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska ไทย Українська Tiếng Việt 粵語 中文 20 more Edit links This page was last edited on 3 April 2018, at 14 : 20. 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Question: where did a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strike in southern japan in april 2016
Answer: Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan