The massive magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck Japan this afternoon, the strongest since the devastating quake of 2011, took place at night local time, and as such there was little available media coverage. As Japan wakes up, much of the destruction becomes apparent.
For the second day in a row, an earthquake has slammed southwestern Japan near the island of Kyushu. The quake, which was initially rated at 7.4 and later downgraded, hit at 1.26am on Saturday, local time. Kyushu is still recovering from yesterday’s quake which injured thousands and killed nine. A tsunami warning was issued, but has now been lifted. Are these quakes the prelude to a much larger event? USA Today reports: Friday’s earthquake was centered only a half mile from Kumamoto, the capital city of the Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, according to the U.S.
A day after yesterday's "biggest quake since 2011's tsunami," Japan was just struck by a Magnitude 7.1 earthquake...
and officials have issued a tsunami advisory for southern Japan...
Today's quake is more than 10 times stronger than yesterday's.
Four large earthquakes were recorded on Wednesday and Thursday this week, including one major earthquake in southern Japan which killed 2 people, as well as another in India where Royal couple Kate and William were visiting.
After being lost in the Arizona wilderness for nine days, a 72 year old woman and her dog have been miraculously rescued. According to The Guardian: Ann Rodgers and her dog survived by drinking pond water and eating plants, state officials said, and were rescued after a helicopter crew spotted the word “help” had spelled out on a canyon floor using sticks and rocks. “The probabilities of finding her alive were really low,” said Gila County sheriff’s detective Johnny Holmes, who coordinated the search and rescue on Saturday.