April 2016: Series of Earthquakes Devastate Southern Japan
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News
Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of April 2016.
1. Train Derails in Philadelphia 2. World Tiger Population on the Rise 3. Earthquake in Japan 4. Earthquake in Ecuador 5. Deadly Mexican Oil Explosion 6. First U.S. Zika Death
- Series of Earthquakes Devastate Southern Japan
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- Police rescue team members search through damaged houses to check possibility of trapped people in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, on Friday, April 15, 2016. More than 680 aftershocks rattled communities in southern Japan, causing nearly continuous damage; 89 of these registered at magnitude 4 or higher. The death toll neared 50 within a week of the first quake.
- Photo source: AP Photo/Koji Ueda
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