Posted on 04/15/2016 5:19:42 PM PDT by Innovative
Japan's Kumamoto earthquake, which took place early on Saturday, was upgraded from a provisional magnitude of 7.2 to 7.3.
The temblor was felt across wide swathes of southern Japan and triggered a tsunami warning, although the advisory was later lifted.
As the situation in Kumamoto continues to escalate, a second quake registering magnitude-5.8 also struck in the region at 03:55 local time.
Prior to that, numerous aftershocks jolted the region that had already been pummeled by a series of quakes and aftershocks striking a day earlier.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned trip to the already quake-ravaged region, scheduled for Saturday, has been officially cancelled following the latest quakes and the likelihood of further aftershocks, according to his office.
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Are you OK?
Stay safe...
5 Major Earthquakes In 48 Hours As A Seismologist Warns ‘Catastrophic Mega Earthquakes’ Are Coming
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Or Godzilla
Wife’s family is in Nagasaki City and Hasami, out by Arita. They all felt them but no damage.
It is Sunday morning here and rain. The TV has finally gone from the 24/7 coverage of the quakes to normal programming. The quakes devastation was right on the fault line where the earth heaved up and flattened houses or caused hillsides to collapse. Other areas just experienced the shaking. Hopefully we are through with the big quakes.
Still in shock ...thought we were done for ...Brand new house in Kumamoto City - which we just moved into 2 weeks ago - an utter mess inside . It’ll be a while before we know if there is any major structural damage . With all the aftershocks , no electric / water / gas , we left on Sat. and are now at my bro-in-law’s in Fukuoka .
That was a powerful quake!
Glad you’re okay.
Hope your new home does not have too much damage.
Thanks for the message and concern .
I hope you’ll be able to give us an update on the condition of your house sometime soon. I assume you have to get an engineer to look at it and tell you whether or not it is safe to move back in.
Not sure at this point when the house will be inspected by the builders , especially considering we are still experiencing strong aftershocks . Thanks for your concern .
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