熊本くまもと地震じしん 最初さいしょの震度しんど7から9年ねん 次つぎの災害さいがいに向むけた備そなえ課題かだいに

Including disaster-related deaths, 278 people lost their lives in the series of Kumamoto earthquakes. It has been 9 years since the first tremor with a seismic intensity of 7 occurred on the 14th.

In addition to inheriting and utilizing the lessons learned from the Kumamoto Earthquake, there are multiple active faults in the prefecture that are pointed out as high risk, and preparing for the next disaster is a challenge.

9 years ago, during the Kumamoto earthquake, two tremors with a seismic intensity of 7 were observed in the same region, resulting in 278 casualties, including disaster-related deaths, in Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures. In Kumamoto Prefecture, over 198,000 buildings were either partially or completely destroyed across 40 municipalities.

In the prefecture, the restoration and reconstruction of major infrastructure such as national roads, bridges, and railways, as well as government office buildings, have been mostly completed.

Lessons learned from the Kumamoto earthquake are being passed on and utilized. In the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred last year, various support activities were carried out, such as damage assessment of houses and health management of victims, utilizing the lessons from the Kumamoto earthquake.

Additionally, in the event of a massive Nankai Trough earthquake, Kumamoto Prefecture is expected to be on the supporting side, and a new stockpile base is planned to be established in Mashiki Town to carry out push-type support, delivering relief supplies without waiting for requests from affected municipalities.

On the other hand, within the prefecture, there are multiple active faults, such as the Hinagu Fault Zone, which is pointed out to have a high risk of causing a major earthquake, and preparing for the next disaster, such as seismic retrofitting of houses and improving the living environment of evacuation centers, is a challenge.