WEEKEND QUAKE RESULTS FOR APR 16-17,2016-SAT-SUN

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

EARTHQUAKES

EZEKIEL 37:7,11-14
7  So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.(POSSIBLE QUAKE BRINGS ISRAEL BACK TO LIFE-SO NOISE AND SHAKING-QUAKES WILL ALSO DESTROY ISRAELS ENEMIES)
11  Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12  Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13  And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14  And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
-pic-bendedreality-a 7.8 quake struck off ecuador today.THAT SEVENTH BIG QUAKES IN 3 DAYS.AROUND THE WORLD.AT LEAST 246 KILLED. MANY HOUSES DESTROYED. 2,500 INJURED INCLUDING 2 CANADIANS FROM THE QUEBEC AREA.AND AT LEAST 135 AFTER SHOCKS HAVE OCCURED.

UPDATE-APRIL 17,2016-07:16PM

THE DEATH TOLL IN ECUADOR IS 246 KILLED AND 2,500 INJURED AND 2 CANADIANS FROM THE QUEBEC AREA KILLED IN THE QUAKE. AND DESTRUCTION OF HOUSES AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THE JAPAN QUAKE HAS 41 KILLED AND 2,000 INJURED. AND ANOTHER AT LEAST 11 STILL MISSING.10,000 SOLDIERS ARE HELPING TO FIND VICTIMS OF THE ECUADOR QUAKE. AND THERE SAYING ITS NOT JUST HOUSES DESTROYED. ITS WHOLE CITIES DESTROYED DOWN THE ECUADOR COASTLINE.

UPDATE-APRIL 17,2016-12:07AM
SO FAR 41 ARE KILLED IN THIS ECUADOR 7.8 QUAKE.AND HOUSES DEMOLISHED. ITS 6:16AM.AND 77 HAVE BEEN KILLED AND 600 INJURED IN THE ECUADOR QUAKE.AND 41 STILL DEAD IN THE 2 JAPAN QUAKES.HERES AN INTERESTING STAT AT THIS HOUR.THIS WAS THE 7TH QUAKE IN 3 DAYS-7 IN THE BIBLE IS COMPLETION. AND COMBINED WITH THE 77 DEAD IN THIS QUAKE. WE HAVE 777 OR THE 21 JUDGEMENTS THAT HIT THE EARTH DURING THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.7 SEAL-7 TRUMPET-7 BOWL JUDGEMENTS-CULMINATING IN WW3 WERE 4 BILLION OR HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IS GOD GIVING US A HINT. CHRISTIANS GET READY TO BE RAPTURED HOME TO JESUS ANY SECOND. AND THE WORLD GET READY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR TO BE REVEALED ON THE EARTH. AFTER THE CHRISTIANS GET RAPTURED. FOR THE 21 JUDGEMENTS TO START ON THE EARTH. AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE WHEN THE EU ANTICHRIST SIGNS A 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY WITH ISRAEL AND MANY ISLAMIC NATIONS OVIOUSLY. THIS SETS OFF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD THE VERY DAY THE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY IS SIGNED WITH ISRAEL AND THE 20 OTHER JUDGEMENTS TO HIT THE EARTH FOR THE NEXT 6 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS . WORLD GET READY FOR HELL ON EARTH FOR DIVIDING JERUSALEM WITH THE ARAB-MUSLIMS. GOD SAID NEVER DIVIDE HIS HOLY CITY JERUSALEM. GOD GAVE JERUSALEM TO ISRAEL AND ONLY ISRAEL. SO WITH THE WORLD PARTING GODS HOLY CITY. GOD TAKES REVENGE ON THE WORLD WITH THE 21 JUDGEMENTS OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD. CULMINATING IN HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION OR 4 BILLION DYING. AND 4 BILLION ARE LEFT ALIVE TO GO INTO JESUS THOUSAND YEAR LITERAL REIGN ON EARTH FROM JERUSALEM. THEN JESUS FOREVER RULES ON EARTH FROM JERUSALEM. AFTER HIS 1,000 YEAR RULE. AS JESUS NEVER DOES DESTROY THE EARTH. JESUS JUST REFURBISHES IT TO THE ORIGINAL GARDEN OF EDEN STATE. AS JESUS THEN RULES FROM THE WORLD CAPITAL JERUSALEM FOREVER MORE-NEVER ENDING. SO FORGET THIS FALSE NONSENSE TEACHING THAT THE EARTH WILL BE DESTROYED. WHEN THE EARTH WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED. JESUS WILL BE RULING OVER JEWS FOREVER. NOT NO PILE OF RUBBLE ON THE WHOLE EARTH.

Death toll in Ecuador earthquake soars to 233-Mayor of Pedernales says ‘entire town’ collapsed; emergency workers scramble to aid survivors-By DOLORES OCHOA and GONZALO SOLANO April 17, 2016, 7:21 pm-THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

PEDERNALES, Ecuador (AP) — The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. President Rafael Correa said at least 233 people had died and rescuers were struggling to reach survivors trapped in the rubble.The magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979, was centered on Ecuador’s sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) northwest of Quito, the capital.Correa reported the death toll on his official Twitter account while flying back from Rome to deal with the crisis. Officials earlier had reported more than 580 people injured.Vice President Jorge Glas said there were deaths in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil — all several hundred kilometers (miles) from the center of the quake struck shortly after nightfall Saturday.In Pedernales, a town of 40,000 near the quake’s epicenter, dozens of scared residents slept in the streets while men equipped with little more than car headlights tried to rescue survivors who could be heard trapped under rubble.“We’re trying to do the most we can, but there’s almost nothing we can do,” said Gabriel Alcivar, mayor of Pedernales.Alcivar pleaded for authorities to send earth-moving machines and emergency rescue workers to help find people amid the rubble. He said looting had broken out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to reestablish order.“This wasn’t just a house that collapsed, it was an entire town,” he said.Correa declared a national emergency and urged Ecuadoreans to stay strong while authorities handle the disaster.“Everything can be rebuilt, but what can’t be rebuilt are human lives, and that’s the most painful,” he said in a telephone call to state TV before departing Rome straight for Manta.Glas said 10,000 armed forces had been deployed to help. In addition, 4,600 national police were sent to the towns near the epicenter.Officials said shelters had been set up and field hospitals were being deployed in Pedernales and Portoviejo. More than 3,000 packages of food and nearly 8,000 sleeping kits were being delivered. Electricity in Manabi province, the hardest hit, remained mostly down as authorities focused on finding survivors.“Compatriots: Unity, strength and prayer,” Glas told a throng of residents gathered in the streets of Manta as he instructed them on how to look for survivors. “We need to be quiet so we can hear. We can’t use heavy machinery because it can be very tragic for those who are injured.”Homes were reduced to rubble along the quake’s path, while in Guayaquil a shopping center’s roof fell down and a collapsed highway overpass crushed a car. In Manta, the airport closed after the control tower collapsed, injuring an air traffic control worker and a security guard.Alberto Reynas, 58, was fishing off the coast of Pedernales when giant waves violently rocked his boat.“It felt the same on sea as it did on land,” he said.But he was shaken again when he returned to land to find the facade of his two-story home had fallen off into the streets. He has been unable to communicate with members of his family and spent the night sleeping outdoors with neighbors, keeping a close watch against thieves.“It’s pure sadness. Everything is destroyed,” he said.Luis Quito said he spent the entire night delivering water to guests trapped under the rubble of a small, four-story Hotel Chimborazo owned by his father-in-law, who was missing and he believed dead.“We hear screaming all through night,” said Quito, wailing as he expressed outrage over the slow response of authorities. “There are humans trapped below the terrace. Babies. We need rescuers. But nobody has arrived so far.”In the capital Quito, terrified people fled into the streets as the quake shook their buildings. It knocked out electricity in several neighborhoods and a few homes collapsed but after a few hours power was being restored.Among those killed was the driver of a car crushed by an overpass that buckled in Guayaquil, the country’s most populous city. The city’s international airport was also briefly closed. Hydroelectric dams and oil pipelines in the OPEC-member nation were shut down as a precautionary measure but so there were no reports of damage to them.Towns near the epicenter were evacuated as a precautionary measure in case of hazardous tsunami waves but several hours later authorities said was safe for coastal residents to return to their homes.Ecuador’s ally Venezuela pledged humanitarian aid while neighbor Colombia, where the quake was also felt, said it stands ready to help in any way possible. The government is drawing on $600 million in emergency funding from multilateral banks to rebuild, Correa said.The US Geological Survey originally put the quake at a magnitude of 7.4 then raised it to 7.8. It had a depth of 19 kilometers (12 miles). More than 135 aftershocks followed, one as strong as magnitude-5.6, and authorities urged residents to brace for even stronger ones in the coming hours and days.David Rothery, a professor of geosciences at The Open University northeast of London said the quake was about six times as strong as the most powerful of two deadly earthquakes across the Pacific, in the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands.A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck Thursday near Kumamoto, followed by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake just 28 hours later. The quakes have killed 41 people and injured about 1,500, flattened houses and triggered major landslides.On Sunday, thousands of rescue workers searched a debris-strewn village in southern Japan for about a half-dozen missing people as US military aircraft rushed to join the relief mission. 

Powerful earthquake kills at least 28 in Ecuador-[The Canadian Press]-Gonzalo Solano, The Associated Press-April 17, 2016-YAHOONEWS

QUITO, Ecuador - A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometres (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass.The U.S. Geological Survey said the shallow quake, the strongest in decades to hit Ecuador, was centred 27 kilometres (16 miles) south-southeast of Muisne, a sparsely populated area of fishing ports that's popular with tourists.Vice-President Jorge Glas said in a televised address that there were initial reports of 28 dead in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil — all several hundred kilometres (miles) from where the quake struck shortly after nightfall. The death toll is likely to rise as reports from the worst-hit areas come in.Among those killed was the driver of a car crushed by an overpass that buckled in Guayaquil, the country's most populous city.On social media residents shared photos of homes collapsed, the roof of a shopping centre coming apart and supermarket shelves shaking violently. In Manta, the airport was closed after the control tower collapsed, injuring an air force official. Hydroelectric dams and oil pipelines in the OPEC-member nation were shut down as a precautionary measure.President Rafael Correa, who is in Rome after attending a Vatican conference Friday, called on Ecuadoreans to stay strong while authorities monitor events.He said on Twitter that he had signed a decree declaring a national emergency but that the earliest he could get back to Ecuador is Sunday afternoon. He said that there are "dozens of dead" from the earthquake.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said hazardous tsunami waves are possible for some coasts. While the government hadn't issued a tsunami alert, Glas urged residents along the coast to move to higher ground and towns near the epicenter were also being evacuated as a precautionary measure. An emergency had been declared in six of Ecuador's 24 provinces, while sporting events and concerts were cancelled until further notice nationwide."It's very important that Ecuadoreans remain calm during this emergency," Glas said from Ecuador's national crisis room.The quake was felt across the border in Colombia, where it shook residents in Cali and Popayan, and Peru briefly issued a tsunami.In the capital Quito hundreds of kilometres away, the quake was felt for about 40 seconds and people fled to the streets in fear. The quake knocked out electricity in several neighbourhoods and six homes collapsed but the situation under control and power being restored, Quito's Mayor Mauricio Rodas said."I'm in a state of panic," said Zoila Villena, one of many Quito residents who congregated in the streets. "My building moved a lot and things fell to the floor. Lots of neighbours were screaming and kids crying."The USGS originally put the quake at a magnitude of 7.4 then raised it to 7.8. It had a depth of 19 kilometres. At least 36 aftershocks followed, one as strong as 6 on the Richter scale, and authorities urged residents to brace for even stronger ones in the coming hours and days.Guayaquil's international airport was also closed because of a lack of communications.The quake comes on the heels of two deadly earthquakes across the Pacific, in the southernmost of Japan's four main islands. A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck Thursday near Kumamoto, followed by a magnitude-7.3 earthquake just 28 hours later. The quakes have killed 41 people and injured about 1,500, flattened houses and triggered major landslides.___AP Writer Joshua Goodman contributed to this report from Bogota, Colombia.

Ecuador's 110,000 bpd Esmeraldas refinery halted after quake-[Reuters]-Reuters-April 16, 2016-yahoonews

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's 110,000 barrel-per-day Esmeraldas refinery has been halted as a precautionary measure after an earthquake, Pedro Merizalde, head of state oil company Petroecuador told Reuters.Crude production in OPEC's smallest member was not, however, affected, other state oil officials said.(Reporting by Alexandra Ulmer; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by James Dalgleish) 

7.8 Quake Off the Coast Of Ecuador & Colombia – Tsunami Warnings Issued-April 16, 2016 · Earth /

A strong 7.8 earthquake has struck Ecuador’s coastline, triggering a possible tsunami wave warning along some 300 miles of the coasts of both Ecuador and Colombia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center forecast waves of up to one meter above the tide level.Initially reported as 7.4 by USGS, the earthquake was centered at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles) some 107 miles (173 km) west northwest of the capital Quito.“Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Ecuador and Colombia,” PTWC said.UPDATE: Widespread destruction has been reported around the epicenter of the massive 7.8 quake that hit Ecuador coast on Saturday night. An alert about a possible tsunami wave has also been issued.02:46 GMT-02:43 GMT-The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that potential wave amplitudes on Ecuador’s coast “may vary from forecast amplitudes due to uncertainties in the forecast and local features.”“In particular maximum tsunami amplitudes on a tolls will likely be much smaller than the forecast indicates,” said an update issued at 1:59am GMT.02:27 GMT-The Police and the National Guard have been mobilized to help with rescue and relief efforts.02:21 GMT-At least 28 people have died in the quake according to preliminary data, the country’s vice president has announced.02:18 GMT-The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has urged people to remain “calm” on his Twitter account and to stay away from the coast and move to “upland areas, to avoid wave action and tides.”Aunque no hay evidencia de tsunami INOCAR recomienda alejarse del perfil costanero a zonas altas, para evitar oleajes y mareas.Hacerlo…— Rafael Correa (@MashiRafael) April 17, 2016-02:05 GMT-The latest update issued at 1:59am GMT from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reiterated that “based on all available data… hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts” of Ecuador.Ecuador7.8quake1-#BREAKING M7.4 earthquake strikes off northwest Ecuador coast (USGS) pic.twitter.com/nAFXtMpc17— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) April 17, 2016-The tsunami warning center added that a “destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.”Fuerte temblor en Quito pic.twitter.com/eyDcfYOGBS-— Juan Tibanlombo (@jtibanlombo) April 17, 2016-Some 10 minutes prior to the 7.8 jolt, the same area was hit by a 4.8 magnitude quake. The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA) warned that powerful aftershocks are possible for the next 24 hours.There were no immediate reports of casualties, but reports on social media suggested that the quake caused some significant damage.@alejandraoraa en Guayaquil, Ecuador ahora despues del terremoto pic.twitter.com/m2ij2qTYQ5— Daniel (@dmoralesj70) April 17, 2016-Emergency services reported that people were trapped underneath the rubble of a “collapsed structure” in the coastal city of Guayaquil. Guayaquil is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 2.69 million people in the metropolitan area.Puente colapsado en Av de las Américas, tomar precauciones. @BomberosGYE atendiendo emergencias. pic.twitter.com/upQRYo2TUU— Bomberos Guayaquil (@BomberosGYE) April 17, 2016-Photos shared by witnesses showed what appears to be a collapsed highway. The emergency services confirmed a partial bridge collapse and rescuers were dispatched to the scene.Strong shaking was felt in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito for some 40 seconds, according to AP, with people fleeing buildings in panic. Quito airport was reportedly evacuated over security concerns.Via @luchoquimis this is collapsed control tower at Manta, Ecuador airport after 7.8 earthquake. pic.twitter.com/BaDjj2CW4z— SevereStudios (@severestudios) April 17, 2016-Some parts of Quito were left without power and telephone services, with residents using messaging apps such as WhatsApp for communication, Reuters reported.

UPDATE-APRIL 16,2016-05:07AM
350,000 ARE WITHOUT HYDRO-190,000 HOMES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF THE 7.0 AND 6.2 JAPAN QUAKES THU AND FRI. AT LEAST 23 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THOUSANDS INJURED.750 MILLION PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY THE QUAKES AND ALL THE AFTER SHOCKS SO FAR. AND ESTIMATES IN COST OF DAMAGES TO PROPERTY IS ESTIMATED AT 10 BILLION TO 100 BILLION DOLLARS. AND ALSO 20,000 ARMY SOLDIERS ARE HELPING OUT JAPAN WITH RESCUES AND WHATEVER ELSE HELP NEEDED.ITS 11AM-AND THE TOTAL DEAD IN JAPAN IS NOW 37 AND 2,000 INJURED.ITS 1PM-41 ARE NOW KILLED.

Some sleep in cars after 2 nights of quakes kill 41 in Japan-[Associated Press]-Mari Yamaguchi and Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press-April 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS

OZU, Japan (AP) -- The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the final blow — if not to the house, then to the Tanaka family's peace of mind.The Tanakas joined about 50 other residents of the southern Japanese town of Ozu who were planning to sleep in their cars at a public park Saturday after two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes that have killed 41 people, flattened houses and triggered major landslides."I don't think we can go back there. Our life is in limbo," said 62-year-old Yoshiaki Tanaka, as other evacuees served rice balls for dinner. He, his wife and his 85-year-old mother fled their home after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck Saturday at 1:25 a.m., just 28 hours after a magnitude-6.5 quake hit the same area.Army troops and other rescuers, using military helicopters to reach some stranded at a mountain resort, rushed Saturday to try to reach scores of trapped residents in hard-hit communities near Kumamoto, a city of 740,000 on the southwestern island of Kyushu.Heavy rain started falling Saturday night, threatening to complicate the relief operation and set off more mudslides."Daytime today is the big test" for rescue efforts, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said early Saturday. Landslides had already cut off roads and destroyed bridges, slowing down rescuers.Nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity, Japanese media reported, and an estimated 400,000 households were without running water.Kumamoto prefectural official Riho Tajima said that more than 200 houses and other buildings had been either destroyed or damaged, and that 91,000 people had evacuated from their homes.Hundreds of people lined up for rations at distribution points before nightfall, bracing for the rain and strong winds that were expected. Local stores quickly ran out of stock and shuttered their doors, and people said they were worried about running out of food.Police in Kumamoto prefecture said that at least 32 people had died from Saturday morning's earthquake. Nine died in the quake on Thursday night.More than half the deaths were in Mashiki, a town on the eastern border of Kumamoto city that was hit hardest by the first quake.Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that four people were missing in Minamiaso, a more rural area farther east of Kumamoto where the landslides were triggered by the second quake.One landslide tore open a mountainside in Minamiaso from the top to a highway below. Another gnawed at a highway, above a smashed house that had fallen down a ravine. In another part of the village, houses were hanging precariously at the edge of a huge hole cut open in the earth.About 1,500 people were injured in the two earthquakes, said Yoshihide Suga, the Japanese government's top spokesman. He said the number of troops in the area was being raised to 20,000, while additional police and firefighters were also on the way.In Mashiki, where people were trapped beneath the rubble for hours, an unconscious 93-year-old woman, Yumiko Yamauchi, was dragged out from the debris of her home Saturday and taken by ambulance to a hospital. Her son-in-law Tatsuhiko Sakata said she had refused to move to shelter with him after the first quake Thursday."When I came to see her last night, I was asking her: 'Mother? I'm here! Do you remember me? Do you remember my face?' She replied with a huge smile filled with joy. A kind of smile that I would never forget. And that was the last I saw of her," Sakata said.Japanese TV showed a collapsed student dormitory at Aso city's Tokai University that was originally two floors, but now looked like a single-story building. A witness said he heard a cry for help from the rubble. Two students were reported to have died there.The area has been rocked by aftershocks. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude-7.3 quake early Saturday may have been the main one, with the one from Thursday night a precursor.Tanaka, the man spending the night in his car with others in Ozu, had spent Friday starting to clean up the mess from the first earthquake, hoping the aftershocks would gradually subside."Then came the big one, which was so powerful I couldn't even stand on my feet. It was horrifying," he said, adding that when he left, his house was tilted at an angle.David Rothery, professor of planetary geosciences at The Open University in Britain, said Saturday's quake was 30 times more powerful than the one Thursday."It is unusual but not unprecedented for a larger and more damaging earthquake to follow what was taken to be the main event," he said.Rothery noted that in March 2011, a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in northern Japan was followed two days later by the magnitude-9.0 quake that caused a devastating tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people.Mount Aso, near the village of Minamiaso, erupted Saturday for the first time in a month, sending smoke rising about 100 meters (328 feet) into the air, but no damage was reported. It was not clear whether there was a link between the quakes and the eruption. The 1,592-meter (5,223-foot) -high mountain is about a 90-miniute drive from the epicenter.The second earthquake seriously damaged historic Aso Shrine, a picturesque complex near the volcano. A number of buildings with curved tiled roofs were flattened on the ground like lopsided fans. A towering gate, known as the "cherry blossom gate," collapsed.___Kageyama reported from Tokyo. Associated Press writers Emily Wang in Mashiki, Japan, and Danica Kirka in London contributed to this report.

Twin quakes kills at least 16 in south Japan; many trapped-[Associated Press]-EMILY WANG and MARI YAMAGUCHI-April 16, 2016-YAHOONEWS

MASHIKI, Japan (AP) — Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 16 people, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies.The exact number of casualties remained unclear as rescue efforts continued to unfold Saturday. Police said at least six were killed in a magnitude 7.3 quake that shook the Kumamoto region on the southwestern island of Kyushu at 1:25 a.m Saturday. On Thursday night, Kyushu was hit by a magnitude-6.5 quake that left 10 dead and more than 800 injured.The fire department reported at least seven dead from the early Saturday quake, according to Kumamoto Prefectural official Tomoyuki Tanaka.A series of aftershocks ensued, including a magnitude-5.4 Saturday morning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that the quake that struck earlier Saturday may be the main quake, with tge earlier one a precursor. The quakes' epicenters have been relatively shallow — about 10 kilometers (6 miles) — and close to the surface, resulting in more severe shaking and damage.Japanese media reported that nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity. Drinking water systems had also failed in the area.Hundreds of people were reported injured, although some of the injuries were minor.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, in an emergency news conference early Saturday, said more than 300 calls came in to the Kumamoto police and another 100 to police in nearby Oita, seeking help and reporting people trapped or buried underneath debris. He said 1,600 soldiers joined rescue efforts. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said damage from the magnitude-7.3 quake could be extensive.The Nuclear Regulation Authority reported no abnormalities at Kyushu's Sendai nuclear plant.Public broadcaster NHK TV showed stones tumbled from the walls of historic Kumamoto Castle, and a wooden structure in the complex was smashed. At the Ark Hotel, east of the castle, hotel guests woke up to strong shaking and a warning siren. Hotel staff told guests, including tourists and journalists covering the quake, to evacuate their rooms and gather in the lobby for safety.A bright spot, broadcast repeatedly on television Friday, was the overnight rescue of an apparently uninjured baby, wrapped in a blanket and carried out of the rubble of a home.Saturday's quake hit residents who were still in shock from the previous night's earthquake and had suffered through more than 100 aftershocks.Yuichiro Yoshikado said Thursday's quake stuck as he was taking a bath in his apartment in Mashiki."I grabbed onto the sides of the bathtub, but the water in the tub, it was about 70 percent filled with water, was going like this," he said, waving his arms, "and all the water splashed out.""It's as if all control was lost. I thought I was going to die and I couldn't bear it any longer."Yoshikado, whose building was undamaged despite the intense shaking, checked the damage at his aunt and uncle's home nearby. Kitchenware was scattered on the floor, and a clock had stopped around 9:26 p.m., the time of Thursday's quake.The latest victim of Thursday's quake was killed in a fire in the city of Yatsushiro, the Kumamoto prefecture said, adding that two other people were in a state of heart and lung failure. The nine other dead included five women and four men, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.___Yamaguchi reported from Tokyo.

UPDATE-APRIL 17, 2016-10:00PM
INCREDIBLE-NOW WE GOT A 7.8 QUAKE IN ECUADOR.THIS IS THE SEVENTH 6.0+ QUAKE IN THE LAST 3 DAYS.

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
48 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2016-04-17 23:59:59 UTCShowing event times using UTC48 earthquakes in map area

    4.4 22km N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico 2016-04-17 23:39:28 UTC 42.4 km
    4.6 5km NE of Ueki, Japan 2016-04-17 23:35:44 UTC 10.0 km
    3.4 70km W of Anchor Point, Alaska 2016-04-17 20:47:00 UTC 103.1 km
    2.7 114km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-04-17 20:38:01 UTC 3.9 km
    4.6 15km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador 2016-04-17 20:24:01 UTC 10.0 km
    5.1 131km NNE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands 2016-04-17 19:33:46 UTC 59.4 km
    4.4 66km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia 2016-04-17 19:07:38 UTC 49.1 km
    4.4 48km SSE of Bilungala, Indonesia 2016-04-17 18:24:20 UTC 134.9 km
    4.8 61km S of Intipuca, El Salvador 2016-04-17 17:19:01 UTC 73.6 km
    2.9 143km N of Eagle Village, Alaska 2016-04-17 16:42:40 UTC 0.0 km
    2.5 120km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-04-17 16:38:16 UTC 0.0 km
    4.5 53km NNW of Aasiaat, Greenland 2016-04-17 16:17:17 UTC 15.0 km
    2.7 33km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska 2016-04-17 15:06:29 UTC 104.8 km
    4.8 33km WSW of Ovalle, Chile 2016-04-17 14:59:44 UTC 37.2 km
    3.3 50km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 2016-04-17 14:35:26 UTC 80.0 km
    4.4 8km SSE of Aianteion, Greece 2016-04-17 13:54:50 UTC 20.8 km
    4.4 95km W of Kuripan, Indonesia 2016-04-17 13:39:25 UTC 52.1 km
    4.7 104km NNW of Atambua, Indonesia 2016-04-17 12:15:29 UTC 34.9 km
    4.5 6km N of Sakura, Japan 2016-04-17 11:34:41 UTC 57.9 km
    4.4 150km NNE of Calama, Chile 2016-04-17 11:07:42 UTC 125.3 km
    4.7 11km WNW of Uto, Japan 2016-04-17 10:23:41 UTC 5.1 km
    3.0 19km SE of Helena, Oklahoma 2016-04-17 09:59:16 UTC 3.1 km
    5.5 50km NW of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador 2016-04-17 09:23:40 UTC 10.0 km
    2.5 19km S of Medford, Oklahoma 2016-04-17 09:20:49 UTC 3.7 km
    4.9 255km ESE of Lambasa, Fiji 2016-04-17 09:19:40 UTC 553.0 km
    2.5 22km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma 2016-04-17 09:11:53 UTC 1.4 km
    3.2 74km SW of Homer, Alaska 2016-04-17 09:07:32 UTC 58.4 km
    4.5 37km WNW of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador 2016-04-17 08:52:28 UTC 10.0 km
    5.8 259km SSE of `Ohonua, Tonga 2016-04-17 07:31:03 UTC 35.0 km
    5.6 24km NE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador 2016-04-17 07:13:58 UTC 10.0 km
    4.5 75km SW of Champerico, Guatemala 2016-04-17 06:32:42 UTC 37.7 km
    2.8 64km W of Anchor Point, Alaska 2016-04-17 05:50:37 UTC 102.6 km
    4.5 46km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador 2016-04-17 05:42:51 UTC 10.0 km
    2.6 41km ENE of Y, Alaska 2016-04-17 05:37:51 UTC 0.1 km
    4.0 24km SE of Y, Alaska 2016-04-17 04:55:26 UTC 38.2 km
    3.7 30km SSE of Bunkerville, Nevada 2016-04-17 04:06:23 UTC 4.8 km
    4.8 44km NNW of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador 2016-04-17 04:02:08 UTC 10.0 km
    2.6 15km E of Willow Creek, California 2016-04-17 03:59:51 UTC 26.6 km
    2.8 48km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2016-04-17 03:16:39 UTC 40.0 km
    4.5 33km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador 2016-04-17 03:05:33 UTC 10.0 km
    4.8 34km NNE of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador 2016-04-17 02:18:01 UTC 10.0 km
    5.4 34km N of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador 2016-04-17 00:29:32 UTC 14.2 km
    2.8 2km S of Mammoth Lakes, California 2016-04-17 00:27:57 UTC 6.5 km
    7.8 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador 2016-04-16 23:58:37 UTC 19.2 km
    4.8 21km N of Pedernales, Ecuador 2016-04-16 23:47:44 UTC 33.0 km
    3.0 92km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-04-16 23:10:38 UTC 13.1 km
    2.7 16km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska 2016-04-16 22:24:08 UTC 43.6 km
    5.1 163km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia 2016-04-16 21:09:12 UTC 10.0 km
    4.6 4km NNE of Uto, Japan 2016-04-16 19:46:50 UTC 10.0 km
    3.4 3km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii 2016-04-16 18:39:37 UTC 13.3 km
    4.7 184km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia 2016-04-16 18:08:28 UTC 26.0 km
    4.7 280km NE of Tamrida, Yemen 2016-04-16 16:29:50 UTC 10.0 km
    4.9 Northern East Pacific Rise 2016-04-16 15:20:11 UTC 10.0 km
    4.7 10km NE of Ozu, Japan 2016-04-16 15:14:52 UTC 10.0 km
    3.6 114km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2016-04-16 14:03:26 UTC 57.0 km
    4.6 6km S of Kumamoto-shi, Japan 2016-04-16 12:05:06 UTC 12.7 km
    4.7 218km SE of Sarangani, Philippines 2016-04-16 12:03:37 UTC 11.9 km
    4.9 80km ESE of Taitung City, Taiwan 2016-04-16 10:55:45 UTC 10.0 km
    4.6 13km NW of Uto, Japan 2016-04-16 08:40:20 UTC 3.3 km
    4.7 224km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia 2016-04-16 07:56:21 UTC 65.2 km
    5.4 Easter Island region 2016-04-16 07:34:24 UTC 10.0 km
    5.3 7km N of Uto, Japan 2016-04-16 07:02:03 UTC 16.2 km
    5.4 9km SSE of Diego de Almagro, Chile 2016-04-16 06:05:24 UTC 72.9 km
    4.6 2km WNW of Matsubase, Japan 2016-04-16 05:27:04 UTC 1.3 km
    4.6 26km W of Takedamachi, Japan 2016-04-16 05:03:58 UTC 10.7 km
    4.6 32km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea 2016-04-16 04:14:27 UTC 100.3 km
    4.8 16km NW of Pop Shahri, Uzbekistan 2016-04-16 02:39:32 UTC 39.6 km
    4.6 2km N of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan 2016-04-16 02:10:47 UTC 95.1 km
    4.9 5km N of Uto, Japan 2016-04-16 02:02:52 UTC 10.0 km
    4.3 12km W of Yatsushiro, Japan 2016-04-16 01:38:53 UTC 10.0 km
    2.5 14km NE of Pahala, Hawaii 2016-04-16 01:04:41 UTC 2.9 km
    5.4 7km NNE of Kumamoto-shi, Japan 2016-04-16 00:48:32 UTC 10.0 km
    3.2 40km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 2016-04-16 00:25:22 UTC 16.0 km
    4.9 66km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu 2016-04-16 00:22:14 UTC 10.0 km
    4.3 7km NNW of Yatsushiro, Japan 2016-04-16 00:16:28 UTC 4.8 km
    5.0 9km S of Ierapetra, Greece 2016-04-16 00:10:41 UTC 10.0 km
    3.7 62km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska 2016-04-15 23:55:45 UTC 45.5 km
    4.8 0km W of Uto, Japan 2016-04-15 23:20:42 UTC 10.0 km

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