--- description: Two earthquakes in Japan killed at least 41 people, injured about 1,500 more and left hundreds of thousands without water or electricity title: See the Aftermath of the Japan Earthquakes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02cb2b6b1858940a/69888f670b72e393216e8f81/ap_2991684169212.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Aftermath of the Japan Earthquakes by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2016 3:41 PM CUT  A man cries as he talks with his sister while an operation to rescue their father is continued in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016. A man cries as he talks with his sister while an operation to rescue their father is continued in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016.Ryosuke Uematsu—AP by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2016 3:41 PM CUT  Houses are seen in a landslide-hit area in Minamiaso, southern Japan, on April 16, 2016. Kyodo News/AP  Rescue team saved a man from his house buried alive in Kumamoto, on April 16, 2016. Taro Karibe—Getty Images  Houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 16, 2016. Ryosuke Uematsu—AP  A man cries as he talks with his sister while an operation to rescue their father is continued in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016. Ryosuke Uematsu—AP  A man hunks down in front of a collapsed residence where his mother is being trapped after an earthquake in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016. Kyodo News/AP  Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Japan, on April 17, 2016. Yohei Fukai—Kyodo News/AP  A man walks at a damaged area by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Japan, on April 17, 2016. Shizuo Kambayashi—AP  A man hugs his mother as they leave their house buried in a landslide caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Japan, on April 17, 2016. Yuki Sato—Kyodo News/AP ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4296784/japan-earthquakes-aftermath-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4296784/japan-earthquakes-aftermath-photos/"},"headline":"See the Aftermath of the Japan Earthquakes","datePublished":"2016-04-16T15:41:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:06.510Z","description":"Two earthquakes in Japan killed at least 41 people, injured about 1,500 more and left hundreds of thousands without water or electricity","url":"https://time.com/4296784/japan-earthquakes-aftermath-photos/","keywords":["Japan","photography","Earthquake"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02cb2b6b1858940a/69888f670b72e393216e8f81/ap_2991684169212.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02cb2b6b1858940a/69888f670b72e393216e8f81/ap_2991684169212.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Japan Earthquake","caption":"Japan Earthquake","creditText":"Ryosuke Uematsu—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4296784/japan-earthquakes-aftermath-photos/","name":"See the Aftermath of the Japan Earthquakes"}}]}] ```