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Kumamoto Earthquake
August 2026
6d ago Experts dismissed false claims that the earthquake was man-made
Aug 3 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited quake-hit communities as cleanup began
Aug 2 Reports revealed Habita ordered two employees back into Aeon Mall
Aug 2 Woman died of suspected heatstroke while sheltering in car after earthquake
Aug 1 Kumamoto officials ended rescue operations at quake-hit Aeon mall
Aug 1 Ryunosuke Animal Hospital sheltered quake evacuees and their pets
July 2026
Jul 31 Thousands of Kumamoto survivors slept in cars amid heat and shortages
Jul 31 Rescuers made final sniffer-dog sweep of quake-hit Aeon mall
Jul 30 Kumamoto officials raised earthquake death toll to 35
Jul 30 Japanese officials counted at least 25 deaths after Kumamoto earthquake
Jul 30 Kumamoto officials raised earthquake death toll to 34
Jul 30 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Kumamoto earthquake death toll reached 30
Jul 30 Water and power outages exposed Kumamoto survivors to heatstroke risks
Jul 30 Japanese officials counted at least 23 deaths after Kumamoto earthquake
Jul 30 Japanese government raised Kumamoto earthquake death toll to 28
Jul 29 More than 100 aftershocks struck Kyushu after the earthquake
Jul 29 Toyota and Honda halted production at Kyushu plants
Jul 29 Officials raised Kumamoto earthquake death toll to 18
Jul 29 Rescuers searched collapsed Kumamoto buildings for survivors
Jul 29 Officials confirmed at least 13 deaths after Kumamoto earthquake
Jul 28 Rescuers found two women dead in quake-hit Kumamoto mall
Jul 28 Japan issued tsunami alert after Kumamoto earthquake
Jul 28 Explosion destroyed Kumamoto’s Aeon Mall after earthquake
Jul 28 Earthquake disrupted TSMC, Toyota and other manufacturers’ operations
Jul 28 Earthquake damaged Kumamoto Castle and partially collapsed a stone wall
Jul 28 Experts linked Kumamoto earthquake to fault left unruptured in 2016
Jul 28 Authorities reported one death and searched for missing Kumamoto mall victims
Jul 28 Magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto, injuring dozens
Jul 28 Surgeons protected an anesthetized patient during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake