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April 16, 2016-magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Kyushu, Japan
On April 16, 2016 (March 10, 2016 in the lunar calendar), a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, killed 11 people, landslides and cracks. The picture shows the landslide in Nan Asu Village, Kumamoto County. In Nan Aso Village, Kumamoto County, the ground collapsed. At 00:25 on April 16, 2016, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. According to Japan News Network, as of 9 a.m., a series of strong earthquakes had killed 11 people and injured more than 900 people. Large-scale power outages in the local area, houses collapsed in many places, a bridge collapsed, and the road was split in two. Local people took shelter outdoors. The Japan Meteorological Agency once issued an earthquake and tsunami warning for Kumamoto Prefecture, but the tsunami warning has now been lifted. Relevant Japanese agencies said that there were no abnormalities in nuclear power plants in the Kyushu region. According to Japan News Network, Mount Aso, an active volcano located in Kumamoto Prefecture, erupted into flames at 8:30 am today. Observation by the Japan Meteorological Agency said that the fire vent is located at the first fire vent in Nakaoka, and the height of the smoke jet is 100 meters. Mount Aso has always been the volcano that Japanese earthquake experts have paid most attention to during this series of strong earthquakes. Once a large-scale eruption occurs, it will bring great disaster to Kumamoto and surrounding areas. Shinji Toshida, a professor at Tohoku University in Japan, said that the magnitude of the earthquake was large and may be the main shock of a series of earthquakes in recent days, and there may still be aftershocks in the future.


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