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http://www.ibtimes.com/japan-earthquake-62-magnitude-kumamoto-rocks-western-end-country-2353721
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...itude-6-4-earthquake-strikes-kumamoto-kyushu/

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck Kumamoto Prefecture and surrounding areas in Kyushu Thursday evening, the Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.

The quake, which logged the highest 7 on the Japanese earthquake intensity scale, jolted Kumamoto at around 9:26 p.m. Places around Kumamoto also recorded strong jolts ranging between 3 and lower 5 on the Japanese scale, along with several aftershocks.

NHK footage showed cameras set up on top of buildings swaying hard as the temblor hit the region. The weather agency said the earthquake is believed to have struck at a depth of 10 km.

JR Kyushu suspended all operations on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line following the quake. On the Sanyo Shinkansen Line connecting the Honshu mainland and Kyushu, power was lost between Hakata and Kokura stations but operations later resumed at around 9:40 p.m.

Following the quake, Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it found no abnormalities in its Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The operator said it is further looking into any possible damage.

As far as I can tell, no deaths, tsunamis, or other major disasters reported, so have some Twitter destruction photos:

Pachinko parlor mess:
https://twitter.com/infinity77777/status/720590280383004672

e: Ignore dumb different-situation lion photo, sorry!

 

[Jacob]

Hope that it remains a no deaths situation.

Also the lion photo is pretty badass.

 

[dragonflys545]

Straight out of Tokyo Jungle lol.

 

[Spring Drive]

Also the lion photo is pretty badass.

I don't even know what badass means anymore.

 

[strafer]

Shit, that lion.

 

[uncleniccius]

Also a lion seems to have escaped the zoo.

Kumamoto Jungle?

Spoiler

I'm sorry

I hope nobody ends up hurt.

Edit: kinda beaten.

 

[Daffy Duck]

I don't think I'd be hanging around taking pictures of lions.....

 

[BadWolf]

Tokyo Jungle, it begins.

 

[PowerTaxi]

I thought that lion photo was from a reddit post about Johannesburg?

 

[MikeHattsu]

I thought that lion photo was from a reddit post about Johannesburg?

Yes

 

[ponpo]

I thought that lion photo was from a reddit post about Johannesburg?

Already edited lol, thanks twitter...

Video from Japan's NHK shows moment M6.4 quake struck Kumamoto at 9:26pm local time.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Oh boy! That Lion's looking for some payback!

 

[lobdale]

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Huh, my gf claimed to feel an earthquake at that time here in Tokyo, I didn't feel it though. Very far away but strong enough.

 

[RoKKeR]

Felt a little bit of it here in Tokyo. Hope everybody down there is alright. 7 on the scale is pretty crazy, thank God there is no tsunami.

 

[ponpo]

Tragic...

 

[The Artisan]

I was getting notifications from facebook all day yesterday that my friends/relatives were marked "safe" in regards to the earthquake in Myanmar. Unless it went pretty far I dunno why because I don't have any family in Myanmar

 

[BudokaiMR2]

Even felt it here in Osaka. We are on the 14th floor so we got light swaying for about 20 seconds. Always surprising when we can feel noticeable tremors from so far away....

At least this time it wasn't off the coast or at a depth to cause a tsunami and it doesn't seem like there were any deaths or major injuries. Yay for Japan building codes!

 

[RM8]

Didn't feel a thing, thankfully.

 

[pa22word]

Leaked SMTV screenshot?


In seriousness, earthquakes suck. Hope everyone is okay in Japan.

 

[Sheentak]

Id so hate to be working in that bookstore right now..

 

[Count Dookkake]

Tragic...

Thanks, Obama-san.

 

[Valkerionseven]

In Kagoshima prefecture under Kumamoto, we felt it and are still feeling aftershocks.

Not as bad as Fukuoka or the epicenter but certainly has been shaking quite a bit. Seems to have calmed down a bit and hopefully nothing major to disturb everyones sleep. Though there has been some structural damage and fires in Kumamoto. The camera footage shaking like crazy and of all the dust getting rocked off the castle was pretty amazing.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

At least 2 collapsed houses.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

At least 2 collapsed houses.

Hopefully no one was injured.

And I know I shouldn't but I never can help myself from giggling when I see a newscaster don a helmet like that. Heh.

 

[hiro4]

Damn, can't remember the last time there was an Earthquake in Kumamoto.
Hurricanes in the summer aren't unusual though.

Gonna check up on friends who live there.

 

[Piichan]

Huh, my gf claimed to feel an earthquake at that time here in Tokyo, I didn't feel it though. Very far away but strong enough.

I'm on the east side of Tokyo. Felt nothing, but I was too focused on Bayonetta 2 too notice maybe lol.

My friends in Kyushu seem to be fine. Hopefully it'll just be limited to material damage... And no after quakes please...

 

[SiegfriedFM]

In Tokyo, felt nothing either. News is showing fires but it seems contained to a single location.

 

[AlexMogil]

Time for the practice to pay off!

 

[FuuRe]

Hopefully no one suffers in Japan due to this

Funnily enough here in Chile we woke up to a 5.3Mi one today

 

[Valkerionseven]

Damn getting another sizable one, this time the entire island of Kyushu lit up. Around a 6+

 

[cyberheater]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours

FEARS a catastrophic earthquake is building today grew after a fourth major tremor struck the same region in just 48 hours.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

 

[Eighty Deuce]

Damnit Godzilla

 

[orochi91]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours



https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

That's ominous as fuck.

Such large quakes in quick succession likely means the main one hasn't even hit yet.

 

[Talamius]

This does sound like foreshocks. Stay safe JapanGAF.

 

[B-Dubs]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours



https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

That's not scary at all

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Frightening

 

[Reversed]

Read that some anime are getting scheduled for later because of this news. Stay safe, everyone.

 

[Chariot]

Read that some anime schedules are getting moved because of this news. Stay safe, everyone.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/dai...-this-week-due-to-quake-news-coverage/.101054

Kabaneri, Assassination Classroom 2, Shounen Maid and Swagamoto are delayed because of the news coverage. Understandably so.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I didn't feel anything in Shinagawa, but now I'm freaked out.

 

[studyguy]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours



https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

Shit let's not.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours



https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

The big one?

Uhhh, so 2011 wasn't "the big one"?

Or is this a completely different fault line or something?

 

[SpeedySwaf]

Tragic...

WE WILL REBUILD.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours



https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

God, I hope not. Be safe, Japan.

 

[CoachKevin]

God, I hope not. Be safe, Japan.

Hope so, I am in Tokyo right now. Scary stuff.

 

[kruis]

An interesting article I found.

Scientists fear 'the Big One' is COMING as FOUR major earthquakes strike in 48 hours



https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...-as-four-major-earthquakes-strike-in-48-hours

So four major earthquakes in 48 hours. That is something.

From the same "newspaper":

DOOMSDAY WARNING: Mystic who 'predicted Japan earthquake' says BIGGER disaster IMMINENT

 

[cj_iwakura]

From the same "newspaper":

DOOMSDAY WARNING: Mystic who 'predicted Japan earthquake' says BIGGER disaster IMMINENT

Thanks for that. Glad to know they're quacks.

 

[Nickle]

Pray for the librarians

 

[Vilix]

Be safe and stay strong, Japan.

 

[StickSoldier]

Tragic...

Won't anyone think about the fucking RAMEN!?!? Ramen is suffering in Japan right now, we must all unite together to make sure Ramen will make it through this horrific event.