[lonevoice]

Two powerful earthquakes have struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least nine people.

The quakes - a magnitude 7.1 (4.4 miles) at a depth of 7km and a 7.4 at a depth of 40km (25 miles) - came in quick succession, officials said.

Very disturbing. I don't think this is the end of it.

[CedarDave]

Two powerful earthquakes have struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least nine people. The quakes - a magnitude 7.1 (4.4 miles) at a depth of 7km and a 7.4 at a depth of 40km (25 miles) - came in quick succession, officials said. Very disturbing. I don't think this is the end of it.

7.1 magnitude - At that shallow a depth could we be looking at magma movements which may reactivate the nearby volcano?

[CedarDave]

I only see a 7.0 (7.1?) quake on the USGS list. No reference to the 7.4 quake.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map