Search, Rescue, and Recovery After Japan Earthquakes Alan Taylor April 18, 2016 30 Photos In Focus Late last week, a series of powerful earthquakes struck southern Japan over several days, the most powerful—Magnitude 7.3—occurring early on April 16. Instruments have measured more than 70 earthquakes greater than Magnitude 4.0 in the region since Thursday. As of Sunday, 41 people have been reporte