'Volcano stopped 2016 Japan earthquake in its tracks'
Japan's 2016 Kumamoto earthquake may have been stopped in its tracks by the magma chamber underneath the active volcano Mount Aso, according to Japan-based geoscientists. Imaging of the ground beneath the volcano revealed that the rupturing caused by the earthquake abruptly stopped at a depth of 6 km, which coincides with the upper boundary of the volcano's magma chamber.