Your single point of reference for all your Geotechnical Inquiries

News from Kumamoto Japan

Total Items found:
Landslide, crumbling streets, climbing death toll: The aftermath of Japan's earthquakes
Mashable   16 April 2016   Japan   Kumamoto  
Houses are seen in a landslide-hit area in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region.
<p>Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake. <br>And just hours after daylight broke, a 5.4-magnitude temblor ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hits Japan Day After Deadly 6.2 Temblor
KTLA 5   15 April 2016   Japan   Kumamoto  
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred April 15, 2016, in the Kumamoto prefecture of Japan. (Credit: USGS)
<p>A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan&rsquo;s Kumamoto region on Friday, the day after a 6.2 quake struck, killing at least nine people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Friday&rsquo;s quake struck at a depth of about 6 miles around 9:25 a.m. PST, ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards