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Kumamoto Prefecture earthquake

On 28 July 2026 at 16:27 local time a shallow earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the JMA scale (6.8 according to USGS), centred about 5 km east of Uto, reached the highest level, 7, on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.

According to a Japanese Red Cross report of 7 September 2026, 38 people died, 1,796 homes were completely destroyed and 30,985 partially damaged. Most deaths occurred in Yatsushiro, where a paper mill chimney collapsed, and in Kashima, where a shopping centre partly collapsed and exploded. On 3 September about 2,000 people were still staying in 38 shelters, and the Red Cross warned that their health was deteriorating.

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Needs

• shelter
• health
• water and sanitation

Who is helping

Organisations that, according to their own publications, work on this event (2). Donations go directly to each organisation's own website - GLOBURNS does not handle payments.

• Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS)
  The national Red Cross society of Japan, which runs a network of hospitals. After the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake it deployed 149 medical teams and 33 psychosocial support…
• Peace Winds Japan (PWJ)
  A Japanese humanitarian organisation founded in 1996 that provides disaster relief in Japan and abroad and runs the ARROWS search and medical team. Since 2024 it has run…
  Donate on the organisation's website (global.peace-winds.org)

Sources

• en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kumamoto_earthquake
• jrc.or.jp jrc.or.jp/domestic_rescue/pdf/20260907-ee549f1e69e75237dea3dafe689446f1d40acfba.pdf
• nippon.com nippon.com/en/japan-data/h02858/
• nippon.com nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026082500881/
• disasterscharter.org disasterscharter.org/activations/earthquake-in-japan-activation-1046-

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