Friday marks one year since a series of devastating earthquakes began in and around Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.
Friday marks one year since a series of devastating earthquakes began in and around Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.
The first quake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck the region on April 14th of last year. It registered the maximum intensity on the Japanese seismic scale of zero to 7.
The Meteorological Agency says the region has since been hit by 4, 296 quakes with an intensity of one or greater as of 7 PM on Thursday. They include 2 tremors with an intensity of 7; 2 jolts with 6 plus; and 3 temblors with 6 minus.
