熊本強震 九州新幹線停運 熊本城城牆倒塌

熊本で震度7の地震 津波なし
日本九州熊本縣，發生黎克特制6.5級強烈地震，整個九州都感到震動。日本氣象廳表示，震源深度約十公里，不會引發海嘯，其後發生多次餘震，最強達5.7級。有震區民眾表示，地震持續約三十秒，導致牆壁及天花倒塌，玻璃窗破裂, 兩死一百傷，最少50傷多間屋倒塌。全國有20多個縣有不同程度震感。

Big earthquake hit at Kumamoto Pref. of Kyushu 
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck southern Japan on Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami or any immediate reports of casualties or damage.Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake hit at 9:26 p.m. (1226 GMT) and was centered in the Mashiki town in the Kumamoto prefecture.

在熊本市的戶外攝錄機在地震發生時猛烈搖晃，有居民表示，地震持續大約三十秒，有超市貨架上的貨物散落一地，有居民走到空地暫避，市內電車停駛，博多至鹿兒島之間的新幹線全線停運，佐賀縣的玄海核電站無受地震影響，鹿兒島縣川內核電站亦運作正常。首相安倍晉三指示，要求全力掌握災情，做好災害應急措施。

Footage on Japan's NHK national television showed a signboard hanging from the ceiling at its local bureau violently shaking. Kasumi Nakamura, an official in the village of Nishihara near the epicenter, said that the rattling started modestly and grew violent, lasting about 30 seconds. "Papers, files, flower vases and everything fell on the floor," he told a telephone interview with NHK. He said there were aftershocks. The extent of the damage is not immediately known.