2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

Summary

2016 Kumamoto earthquakes is an earthquake^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,320 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes is located in Kumamoto Prefecture^[3].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes is in the country of Japan^[4].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[5].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's Commons category is recorded as 2016 Kumamoto earthquake^[6].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[7].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes began on April 14, 2016^[8].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes ended on April 16, 2016^[9].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes took place on April 2016^[10].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.849, 'longitude': 130.635}^[11].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's described at URL is recorded as https://www.kumamoto-archive.jp/^[12].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes resulted in {'amount': '+48'} deaths^[13].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes resulted in {'amount': '+50'} deaths^[14].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes resulted in {'amount': '+267'} deaths^[15].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes caused {'amount': '+1710'} injuries^[16].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes caused {'amount': '+2804'} injuries^[17].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's described by source is recorded as The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes: Cascading Geological Hazards and Compounding Risks^[18].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+7.0'}^[19].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale IX^[20].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's damaged is recorded as Kumamoto Castle^[21].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's damaged is recorded as Aso Shrine^[22].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's damaged is recorded as Nagayama Castle^[23].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's destroyed is recorded as Janes' Mansion^[24].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's vertical depth is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}^[25].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's vertical depth is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}^[26].
• 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's fault is recorded as Futagawa-Hinagu fault zone^[27].

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When and Where

2016 Kumamoto earthquakes took place on April 2016^[10]. It began on April 14, 2016^[8]. It ended on April 16, 2016^[9]. It is in the country of Japan^[4].

Context

2016 Kumamoto earthquakes's instance of is recorded as earthquake^[5].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+48'}^[13], {'amount': '+50'}^[14], and {'amount': '+267'}^[15]. Recorded number of injured include {'amount': '+1710'}^[16] and {'amount': '+2804'}^[17].

Why It Matters

2016 Kumamoto earthquakes ranks in the top 10% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,320 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]