An earthquake with a strength of 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked parts of Southwestern Japan, but no tsunami warning issued by the supervisory body of the country's weather.
According to information cited from the Japanese news agency Kyodo, the quake caused no damage to the nuclear power plant is located in the vicinity of the quake.
However, the quake claimed three lives and 19 houses collapsed.
The earthquake occurred at 21:26 when the earthquake originated at a depth of about 10 kilometers in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The strength of the quake was recorded in high levels in the Japanese seismic scale in Kumamoto City, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Local police said that they received an emergency call to rescue people trapped under the rubble of a house in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The French news agency AFP, which also monitors the disaster on Thursday (14/4), the quake triggered a fire that left three people dead.
Based on information from the Japan Meteorological Agency aftershocks of 6.4 magnitude strength at the same location on Friday (15/4) after midnight local time.
As a result of the massive earthquake, the Japanese fast train service (Bullet Train) paused.
Until this news was revealed, the possibility of Indonesian citizens who are victims of the earthquake is still unknown. (hs / Lek)
According to information cited from the Japanese news agency Kyodo, the quake caused no damage to the nuclear power plant is located in the vicinity of the quake.
However, the quake claimed three lives and 19 houses collapsed.
The earthquake occurred at 21:26 when the earthquake originated at a depth of about 10 kilometers in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The strength of the quake was recorded in high levels in the Japanese seismic scale in Kumamoto City, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Local police said that they received an emergency call to rescue people trapped under the rubble of a house in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The French news agency AFP, which also monitors the disaster on Thursday (14/4), the quake triggered a fire that left three people dead.
Based on information from the Japan Meteorological Agency aftershocks of 6.4 magnitude strength at the same location on Friday (15/4) after midnight local time.
As a result of the massive earthquake, the Japanese fast train service (Bullet Train) paused.
Until this news was revealed, the possibility of Indonesian citizens who are victims of the earthquake is still unknown. (hs / Lek)
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