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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
2024-08-8

The death toll from floods in Kyushu, Japan, rises to 49 people. The country is bracing for more heavy rain.
2020-07-6

Heavy rains and mudslides occur in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. At least 14 residents of a nursing home in Kuma are feared dead after they are found "in cardio-respiratory arrest", according to prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima. Another 10 people are missing and dozens stranded on rooftops.
2020-07-4

Mount Kirishima in Kyushu, Japan, erupts. It is the first time it has erupted since 1768.
2018-04-19

Typhoon Chaba, now a super typhoon with winds of 145 knots (165 mph), heads for Japan's southern islands with storm warnings of torrential rain followed by mudslides and flooding.
2016-10-3

Typhoon Malakas makes landfall on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu dumping heavy rain and causing flight cancellations.
2016-09-20

The death toll in Japan from Typhoon Lionrock rises to 17 with several people still missing. Typhoon Namtheun is now threatening the main island of Kyushu.
2016-09-4

Typhoon Mindulle is forecast to make landfall near the Japanese capital Tokyo with flights and train services being cancelled. It arrives one day after Typhoon Kompasu.
2016-08-22

Kyushu island's Mount Aso, Japan's largest active volcano, erupts. Numerous flights serving Kumamoto Airport are canceled.
2015-09-14

Typhoon Noul arrives at the southern Japanese islands at Amami Oshima before moving through Kyushu and then Honshu.
2015-05-12