Earthquake in Japan
On 28 July 2026 at 16:27 JST (07:27 UTC), a major magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, generating a maximum seismic intensity of 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) scale. The powerful ground shaking caused casualties, extensive damage to homes, commercial buildings, and public infrastructure, and triggered numerous aftershocks.
Roads and bridges were damaged, transportation networks—including Shinkansen and conventional rail services—were disrupted, and power outages affected tens of thousands of households. The earthquake also caused significant disruption to daily life across the affected region.
Authorities issued evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of residents due to the continuing aftershocks and the risk of landslides. Emergency response teams, including the Japan Self-Defense Forces, were deployed to conduct search-and-rescue operations and provide assistance to affected communities.
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Sentinel Asia - Earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Type d'événement
- Tremblement de terre
- Lieu de l'événement
- Japan
- Date d'activation de la Charte
- 2026-07-28
- Heure d’activation de la location
- 14:53
- Fuseau horaire d'activation de la Charte
- UTC+09:00
- Demandeur de charte
- ADRC
- Identifiant d'activation
- 1046
- Gestion de projet
- Masahiko Nagai (Yamaguchi University)
- Valeur ajoutée
- Chubu University,
- Hiroshima Institute of Technology,
- Yuzo SUGA (Hiroshima Institute of Technology),
- Wen Liu (Chiba University),
- Satoshi TAKEWAKA (University of Tsukuba),
- Kohki ITOH (JAXA),
- Institute of Science Tokyo,
- Kyushu University,
- Yamaguchi University,
- Miyagi University,
- Copernicus EMS,
- Tsuyoshi Eguchi (Yamaguchi University),
- Naoto YOKOYA (University of Tokyo),
- Natural Resources Canada,
- Shiro KAWAKITA (JAXA),
- Atsuko NONOMURA (Kagawa University),
- JAXA,
- Shiho TAGUCHI (JAXA),
- Rapid Mapping Service SERTIT (ICube SERTIT)