Archinect - News 2024-11-21T20:15:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149940693/a-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-has-just-struck-japan A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has just struck Japan Nicholas Korody 2016-04-14T12:45:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/85/85v80f00a05z6aqk.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A powerful earthquake&nbsp;has struck southern Japan, causing casualties and collapsed buildings. According to&nbsp;Japan's Meteorological Agency,&nbsp;the quake hit at 9.26 pm and was centered seven miles east from&nbsp;the town of&nbsp;Mashiki in the Kumamoto prefecture.&nbsp; Initial reports placed the quake at a magnitude 6.4, but this was later downgraded to 6.2&nbsp;by the US Geological Survey. A number of&nbsp;"strong" aftershocks have also been&nbsp;reported.</p></em><br /><br /><p>According to the Japanese news agency Kyodo, at least 40 people are seeking medical treatment, one woman is in critical condition, and others may be trapped beneath rubble.</p><p>Some images from social media are already showing the destruction:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/gt/gtcz4n3p8vapiqnp.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ti/tixbvpjqdnrkvrm6.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/g4/g4h23whg0ocb05wv.jpg"></p>