<P> The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes ( Japanese : 平成 28 年 熊本 地震 , Hepburn : Heisei 28 - nen Kumamoto jishin ) are a series of earthquakes , including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01 : 25 JST on April 16 , 2016 ( 16 : 25 UTC on April 15 ) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region , Japan , at a depth of about 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ) , and a foreshock earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 at 21 : 26 JST ( 12 : 26 UTC ) on April 14 , 2016 , at a depth of about 11 kilometres ( 6.8 mi ) . </P>
<P> The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes ( Japanese : 平成 28 年 熊本 地震 , Hepburn : Heisei 28 - nen Kumamoto jishin ) are a series of earthquakes , including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01 : 25 JST on April 16 , 2016 ( 16 : 25 UTC on April 15 ) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region , Japan , at a depth of about 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ) , and a foreshock earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 at 21 : 26 JST ( 12 : 26 UTC ) on April 14 , 2016 , at a depth of about 11 kilometres ( 6.8 mi ) . </P>
where did a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strike in southern japan in april 2016
where did a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strike in southern japan in april 2016
Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region , Japan
Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region , Japan