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Earthquake leaves 10km trail of ground cracks along Kumamoto's Hinagu fault zone

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Earthquake leaves 10km trail of ground cracks along Kumamoto's Hinagu fault zone
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A massive earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan, has caused a 10km trail of ground cracks along the Hinagu fault zone. Aerial surveys confirm significant structural damage to homes and infrastructure, including vertical shifts in road surfaces.

KUMAMOTO: Numerous cracks stretching more than 10km along the Hinagu fault zone, the epicentre of Tuesday's massive earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, have been confirmed by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

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