Orang
yang dibalut dengan selimut duduk di jalan raya kerana mereka dipindahkan dari
sebuah hotel selepas gempa bumi di Kumamoto, selatan Jepun. Gambar fail: April
14, 2016 (People wrapped in blankets sit on the road as they are evacuated from
a hotel after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan. File photo: April 14,
2016) © Kyodo/Reuters
JamaliahYusofYacob - Satu
gempa bumi magnitud 7.1 melanda Jepun berhampiran bandar Kumamoto di pulau
Kyushu, Agensi Meteorologi Jepun dilaporkan. Amaran tsunami telah secara
ringkas dikeluarkan.
Pusat
gempa gempa bumi itu melanda pada awal pagi Sabtu, terletak pada kedalaman cetek
10 kilometer, berhampiran kawasan di mana gempa bumi 6.5 melanda pada Khamis.
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lebih lanjut: Yang terkuat sejak Fukushima: Mengejutkan selepas gempa maut di
Jepun (GAMBAR) Strongest since Fukushima: Shocking aftermath of deadly quake
in Japan (PHOTOS)
Menurut
Kajian Geologi Amerika Syarikat, gempa bumi itu mempunyai magnitud 7.0 dan pusat
gempa itu terletak hanya 1 km ke barat daya bandar Kumamoto.
Satu
gempa susulan 5.8 magnitud juga telah dilaporkan di kawasan itu.
"Amaran
Tsunami atau nasihat pada masa ini berkuat kuasa," kata Agensi Meteorologi
Jepun.
Penasihat
tsunami telah dikeluarkan bagi Ariake dan Yatsushiro Seas, tetapi kemudiannya
telah ditarik balik.
Gempa
bumi dahsyat sejak 2011 melanda negara awal minggu ini, apabila gempa bumi 6.5
magnitud melanda timur Kumamoto pada Khamis. Sekurang-kurangnya sembilan orang
terbunuh dan lebih 1,000 cedera dalam bencana alam.
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lanjut: 9 terbunuh, lebih 850 cedera dalam dahsyat Jepun gempa bumi sejak
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Kilang Kuasa
Nuklea Sendai r, satu-satunya
operasi kemudahan kuasa nuklear di Jepun, terletak di rantau ini. Tidak ada
kepincangan telah dilaporkan di 2 reaktor berikutan gegaran Khamis, NHK
melaporkan pegawainya memetik.
Kebanyakan
bangunan yang runtuh semasa gempa bumi sebelumnya ialah rumah kayu lama,
penyiar berkata, sambil menambah bahawa lebuh raya juga telah retak dalam
banyak bidang.
Lebih 100
gempa susulan telah melanda rantau ini berikutan Khamis gegaran awal, Reuters
melaporkan. Pegawai telah kemudiannya memberi amaran bahawa risiko gempa
susulan yang kuat akan terus kekal selama kira-kira seminggu.
Powerful
7.1 quake strikes Japan’s Kumamoto day after deadliest tremor since 2011
A
magnitude-7.1 earthquake has hit Japan near the city of Kumamoto on the island
of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. Tsunami warnings have been
briefly issued.
The
epicenter of the quake, which struck in the early hours of Saturday, was
located at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, near the area where a 6.5
earthquake struck on Thursday.
According
to the US Geological Survey, the quake had a magnitude of 7.0 and its
epicenter was located just 1 km southwest of the city of Kumamoto.
An
aftershock of 5.8 magnitude has also been reported in the area.
"Tsunami warnings or advisories are currently
in effect," Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The
tsunami advisory was issued for the Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas, but was
later lifted.
The
deadliest quake since 2011 hit the country earlier this week, when a 6.5
magnitude earthquake struck east of Kumamoto on Thursday. At least nine people
were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in the natural disaster.
The
Sendai Nuclear Power plant, the only operational nuclear power facility in
Japan, is located in the region. No irregularities have been reported at its
two reactors following the Thursday tremor, NHK reported citing officials.
Most of
the buildings that collapsed during the previous earthquake were old wooden
houses, the broadcaster said, adding that highways have also cracked in many
areas.
Over a
hundred aftershocks have hit the region following the initial Thursday tremor,
Reuters reported. Officials have then warned that the risk of further strong
aftershocks would remain for about a week.
