Deadly earthquake strikes Japan, collapsing houses

[WhiteTara]

Source: cbs news

TOKYO-- At least two people were killed and 45 injured by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that knocked down houses and buckled roads in southern Japan on Thursday night.

Both victims are from the hardest-hit town of Mashiki, about 9 miles east of Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu, said Kumamoto prefecture disaster management official Takayuki Matsushita.

Earlier, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital said it had admitted or treated 45 people, including five with serious injuries.

The quake struck at 9:26 p.m. at a depth of 7 miles near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There was no tsunami risk.

"The shaking was so violent I couldn't stand still," said Hironobu Kosaki, a Kumamoto Prefectural Police night-duty official.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/powerful-earthquake-hits-south-japan/

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Japan just can't get a break

[raging moderate]

1. Our hearts go out to Japan.

[Zira]

5. +1

[Iliyah]

2. Prayers. I tried to learn more info about it but out lovely "corporate" media is

covering T-rump and a touchy feely issue. . . .

[IcyPeas]

7. isn't it disgusting?

I just can't turn on cnn or msnbc anymore.

[jtuck004]

3. 4 quakes greater than 6 in the past two days in the world...

http://earthquaketrack.com/p/united-states/oklahoma/recent

They are listed at the top of this page, which just happens to be about Oklahoma.

[allan01]

6. thanks for the link. new earthquake resource for me

[Lodestar]

4. From Asia Times - Big aftershocks, scores of houses leveled, people trapped

The strongest earthquake to strike Japan’s southern Kumamoto area since 2011 has leveled scores of houses and caused other damage. The quake had a magnitude of 6.4, but no tsunami warning has been issued.

More than 2 dozen aftershocks with a magnitude of over 3 are being reported.

The town of Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, local authorities said more than 20 homes have collapsed and several people are trapped under debris, including a woman who had lost consciousness. Multiple fires have also broken out in the town.

More than 100 people were being treated for injuries at three hospitals in Kumamoto City, hospital officials said.

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http://atimes.com/2016/04/magnitude-6-quake-hits-southern-japan/