Earthquake Upgrades Helped Limit Damage in Japan’s Kyushu

“When a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted southwestern Japan last week, its force mirrored the kind of seismic shocks capable of flattening cities and claiming hundreds or even thousands of lives. Yet across the island of Kyushu, the violent shaking destroyed or heavily damaged just a few hundred buildings. One week after the quake, the death toll […] The post Earthquake Upgrades Helped Limit Damage in Japan’s Kyushu appeared first on Human Progress.