Characteristics of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake

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Fore shock : At 21:26 on April 14 2016(JST)   Scale : Mw 6.5 Main shock : At 01:25 on April 16 2016(JST)  Scale : Mw 7.3 ・2 times quakes within 28 hours at same area. ・Over 4,000 quakes were recorded within 6months of the first tremor. ・Human damage : 251 direct and indirect fatalities, 2,792 injuries. ・Residential damage : 8,677 houses were completely destroyed. (As of November 13 2017; Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) ・Evacuee numbers : 183,883 in Kumamoto Pref.(Total Population in Kumamoto Pref at 2016 : 1.78 million) (As of April 13 2017; Cabinet Office) ・As of 30th June 2019, 4,507 households are living in temporary housings, so reconstruction works are still in progress.

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三原 崚太郎
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Characteristics of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake
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Fore shock : At 21:26 on April 14 2016(JST)   Scale : Mw 6.5 Main shock : At 01:25 on April 16 2016(JST)  Scale : Mw 7.3 ・2 times quakes within 28 hours at same area. ・Over 4,000 quakes were recorded within 6months of the first tremor. ・Human damage : 251 direct and indirect fatalities, 2,792 injuries. ・Residential damage : 8,677 houses were completely destroyed. (As of November 13 2017; Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) ・Evacuee numbers : 183,883 in Kumamoto Pref.(Total Population in Kumamoto Pref at 2016 : 1.78 million) (As of April 13 2017; Cabinet Office) ・As of 30th June 2019, 4,507 households are living in temporary housings, so reconstruction works are still in progress.

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