Earthquakes

Self-Defense Force installs about 300 air-conditioning units at evacuation centres

A magnitude-7 class quake could disrupt the PM’s office, parliament, central ministries and financial institutions in the capital

An explosion rocked a mall after the quake on Jul 28, two women confirmed dead

More than 900 schools across nine states and 38 hospitals affected

23 strong aftershocks have been recorded, with the strongest measuring magnitude 6.7

The quake comes eight months after the Philippines suffered its deadliest tremor in 12 years

There were two confirmed deaths with one still missing

Bullet train services in Aomori were halted due to the tremors

Epicentre of the quake was roughly 580 km south of the Philippine coast