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Magnitude 7 in Kumamoto, numerous casualties; possibly a 'remaining rupture' of a fault from the earthquake 10 years ago

Magnitude 7 in Kumamoto, numerous casualties; possibly a 'remaining rupture' of a fault from the earthquake 10 years ago

Around 4:27 p.m. on the 28th, a large earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 7.1 occurred, with its epicenter at a depth of 16 km in the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture.

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28日か午後ごご4時じ27分ふんごろ、熊本県くまもとけん熊本地方くまもとちほうの深ふかさ16キロを震源しんげんとするマグニチュード(M)7.1の大おおきな地震じしんが発生はっせいした。

Around 4:27 p.m. on the 28th, a large earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 7.1 occurred, with its epicenter at a depth of 16 km in the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture.

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