An earthquake measuring 6.6 Mw on the moment magnitude scale struck Iburi Subprefecture in southern Hokkaido, Japan, on 6 September 2018 at 3:08 a.m. JST. The earthquake's epicenter was near Tomakomai
Landslides in Atsuma
A variable-message sign tells drivers that a section of the Hidaka Expressway is closed
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe holding a meeting in response to the earthquake.
Landslides (brown) can be seen throughout an aerial photograph of northern Atsuma taken after the earthquake.
Typhoon Jebi
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Typhoon Jebi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Maymay, was the costliest typhoon in Japan's history in terms of insured losses. Jebi formed from a tropical disturbance south-southwest of Wake Islan
2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
…people were reported to be injured, 17 of which were reported to be serious cases. Thirty-six of the deaths were in Atsuma. The region was inundated by Typhoon Jebi, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter of a century, the day before the earthquake struck. The earthquake triggered landslides in the wet…
Jebi at peak intensity northwest of Guam on August 31
Jebi on September 3, a day before landfall in Japan
The torii of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, damaged by fallen trees
Collapsed scaffolding in Osaka near Higobashi Station