Earthquakes strike Japan

MASHIKI, JAPAN – APRIL 16: People get up right after the 7.3 magnitude earthquake at the evacuation center at the Mashiki Town Gymnasium on April 16, 2016 in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture once again on April 16, 2016 after the 6.4 earthquake on April 14, 2016 killed nine people. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 17: Local residents who had to evacuate their houses after the earthquake gather at Kawahara elementary school on April 17, 2016 in Nishihara, Kumamoto, Japan. A magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu Island on Saturday after one measuring 6.4 struck on Thursday. As of Sunday, reports indicate that 42 people have been killed, 1,500 were injured, and 11 people remain missing. An estimated 80,000 homes are without power and 400,000 homes have no running water. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 17: Local residents sleep at Kumamoto city hall after evacuating their houses on April 17, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan. A magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu Island on Saturday after one measuring 6.4 struck on Thursday. As of Sunday, reports indicate that 42 people have been killed, 1,500 were injured, and 11 people remain missing. An estimated 80,000 homes are without power and 400,000 homes have no running water. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 17: Local residents rest while charging their cellphones after evacuating from their houses on April 17, 2016 in Minamiaso, Kumamoto. A magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu Island on Saturday after one measuring 6.4 struck on Thursday. As of Sunday, reports indicate that 42 people have been killed, 1,500 were injured, and 11 people remain missing. An estimated 80,000 homes are without power and 400,000 homes have no running water. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 17: Rescue teams prepare to search for survivors on April 17, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan. A magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu Island on Saturday after one measuring 6.4 struck on Thursday. As of Sunday, reports indicate that 42 people have been killed, 1,500 were injured, and 11 people remain missing. An estimated 80,000 homes are without power and 400,000 homes have no running water. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 17: A road collapse and landslide are seen on April 17, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan. A magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu Island on Saturday after one measuring 6.4 struck on Thursday. As of Sunday, reports indicate that 42 people have been killed, 1,500 were injured, and 11 people remain missing. An estimated 80,000 homes are without power and 400,000 homes have no running water. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 17: Rescue teams prepare to search for survivors on April 17, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan. A magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu Island on Saturday after one measuring 6.4 struck on Thursday. As of Sunday, reports indicate that 42 people have been killed, 1,500 were injured, and 11 people remain missing. An estimated 80,000 homes are without power and 400,000 homes have no running water. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 15: A clock is damaged with the time stopped after an earthquake hit near Mashiki town hall on April 15, 2016 in Kumamoto, Japan. At least nine people have died in a powerful earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, that struck Kumamoto Prefecture yesterday. (Photo by Taro Karibe/Getty Images)

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN – APRIL 15: A member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces hands rice balls to people at the soup-run operated at the evacuation center a day after the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake at the Mashiki Town Hall on April 15, 2016 in Mashiki, Kumamoto, Japan. As of April 15 morning, at least nine people died in the powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on April 14, 2016. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images)

A collapsed wall is seen in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 15, 2016. A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday, collapsing homes and sparking fires, officials said, but the scale of damage remained unclear. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Troops of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

People queue for water supplies in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto City on April 15, 2016, after a 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on April 14. Rescuers searched through rubble for possible survivors on April 15 after a powerful earthquake in southern Japan left at least nine people dead and hundreds injured, though officials said the toll was unlikely to rise dramatically. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Policemen search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Troops from Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Troops of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Policemen search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Japanese evacuees rest at an elementary school in the village of Nishihara, in Kumamoto prefecture on April 17, 2016. Rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides April 17 to reach people still trapped by two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Japanese policemen search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Soldiers of the Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF) and students of Tokai University carry relief food transported by helicopters of the GSDF at the isolated university campus after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. AFP PHOTO

Local residents walk past the 250-year-old two-storey main gate of Aso Shrine which collapsed after the recent earthquakes in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. The US military was set to join Japanese rescuers on April 17 racing against the threat of more landslides to reach people still trapped by two big earthquakes which had killed at least 41 people. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Soldiers search for survivors at a collapsed apartment in the aftermath of two earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS / Japan OUTJIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images

The picture shows an aerial of the largest active volcano in Japan, Mount Aso, in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture on April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake hit southern Japan early on April 16, authorities said, sending panicked residents out of their homes in a region where nerves were already frayed by a swarm of strong shaking. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUTSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Evacuated residents wait at a park in Higashi-ku in Kumamoto City on April 16, 2016. A strong 7,0 earthquake hit southern Japan early, the US Geological Survey said, a day after another powerful tremor killed at least nine people in the same area. Tens of thousands of people fled their homes after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday night, leaving lumps of concrete strewn in the streets. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

Troops from Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force search for survivors at a landslide site after earthquakes in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people are known to have died in the double disaster, with up to eight still missing — feared buried in shattered houses or under torrents of mud. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIKAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

A man hugs his mother as they leave their house buried in a landslide caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP)

Rescuers check the damage area caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Rescuers and a search dog check the damage around a landslide area caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Rescuers check the damage around a landslide area caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP)

Aso Bridge is seen collapsed by a powerful earthquake in Minamiaso village, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP)

Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)

A woman covers her face at a shelter in Kumamoto, Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. Powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, as thousands of army troops and other rescuers on Saturday rushed to save scores of trapped residents before weather turns bad. (Ryosuke Ozawa/Kyodo News via AP)

An evacuee takes a rest at a gym-turned shelter after an earthquake in Nishihara village, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016. Powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. (Yohei Nishimura/Kyodo News via AP)

A bridge is cut off by landslides after the earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016. The village near Mount Aso volcano appears to have been the hardest hit by the second earthquake. Army troops and other rescuers rushed Saturday to try to reach scores of trapped residents after a pair of strong earthquakes in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)

Heavy machinery works recovery efforts of Oita Expressway damaged by a landslide following an earthquake in Yufu, Oita prefecture, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016. Powerful earthquakes shook southwestern Japan, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. (Sadayuki Goto/Kyodo News via AP)

College students with their belongings wait for the arrival of a helicopter of the Japan Self-Defense Forces to be transferred to safer place in Minamiaso village, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016. The powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News via AP)

Members of Japan Self-Defence Forces cook rice for local residents at a distribution center in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016. Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing a number of people, injuring more and trapping many beneath flattened homes and sending thousands to seek shelter in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda)

A rail track is swept away by a landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. Powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, as thousands of army troops and other rescuers on Saturday rushed to save scores of trapped residents before weather turns bad. (Kyodo News via AP)

In this aerial photo, the landslide caused by the earthquake disrupts the road in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Kyodo News via AP)

A big stone sits on a road after it fell off and broke the fence, following the earthquake in Kikuchi city, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region.(Kyodo News via AP)

A man cries as he talks with his sister on a mobile phone while an operation to rescue their father is continued in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Ryosuke Uematsu/Kyodo News via AP)

A landslide caused by an earthquake is seen at MInamiaso in Kumamoto prefecture southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. (Muneyuki Tomari/Kyodo News via AP)

A hotel guest tries to protect herself from repeated aftershocks in Kumamoto, southern Japan early Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Shohei Miyano/Kyodo News via AP)

A building sits collapsed by an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan early Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Kyodo News via AP)

Residents walk through debris from houses destroyed by Thursday’s earthquake to evacuate in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, April 15, 2016. The powerful earthquake struck Thursday night, knocking down houses and buckling roads. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

Residents walk past a house damaged by a magnitude-6.5 earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, April 15, 2016. The powerful earthquake struck Thursday night, knocking down houses and buckling roads. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

A woman cleans her store destroyed by Thursday’s earthquake, in Mashiki, southern Japan, Friday, April 15, 2016. The strong earthquake toppled houses and buckled roads in southern Japan. (Ryosuke Uematsu/Kyodo News via AP)

A man watches the debris as he visits his collapsed house from a shelter in Minamiaso village, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News via AP)

A woman pushes a bicycle through an earthquake-damaged residential area in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan Sunday, April 17, 2016. After two nights of earthquakes, flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan, 91,000 people had evacuated from their homes, according to a Kumamoto prefectural official. (Shohei Miyano/Kyodo News via AP)

Earthquakes strike Japan

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