TSMC Gradually Resumes Kumamoto Plant After 7.1 Quake as Toyota Halts 3 Plants
TSMC said its Kumamoto plant in Japan is gradually resuming operations after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake prompted the evacuation of all fab workers. All workers were safe and accounted for, and employees returned after the plant's structural integrity was confirmed to inspect production lines and assess damage.
The quake continued to disrupt other manufacturers in the region. Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing's Kumamoto facility remained halted, Renesas stopped production at two facilities in Kumamoto prefecture and said it was reviewing effects on its business activities and supply chain, while Toyota halted operations at three plants in southern Japan until Friday, according to Nikkei.
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@deitaoneJAPAN EARTHQUAKE HAS PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 - NIED TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER JAPAN EARTHQUAKE - NHK
@deitaoneTSUNAMI WARNING OF 1 METRE ISSUED AFTER JAPAN EARTHQUAKE - NHK
@osint613A preliminary magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Japan, per NIED. An emergency warning was issued for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita and Miyazaki prefectures.
@firstsquawkJAPAN EARTHQUAKE HAS PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 – NIED
@newswire_usSTRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN, TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
@rapidreport2025BREAKING: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture; tsunami advisory issued
@faytuksnetworkJapan's Disaster Management Division has detected an earthquake of intensity 7 in Kumamoto Prefecture. A tsunami advisory has been issued for Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea.
@jukan05A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the area where TSMC’s fab in Japan is located.
@osint613Tsunami advisories in effect as 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.
@mazzenilssonA preliminary M7.1 earthquake has struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, according to Japan’s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Emergency warnings have been issued for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima,
@bricsinfoJUST IN: 🇯🇵 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan. Tsunami warning has been issued.
@ajenewsBREAKING: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Kumamoto, Japan, and a tsunami warning of one metre has been issued, according to the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). 🔴 More on
@zerohedge*M7.1 QUAKE HITS JAPAN'S KUMAMOTO, TSUNAMI CAUTION ISSUED
@ajenglishRT @AJENews: BREAKING: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Kumamoto, Japan, and a tsunami warning of one metre has been issued, according…
@sino_market🇯🇵Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Co. said post-quake inspections found no abnormalities at the Sendai and Genkai nuclear power plants. (
@marionawfal🚨BREAKING: 🇯🇵 A powerful M7.1 earthquake just hit near Kumamoto, Japan, and a tsunami advisory is now in effect. The shaking reached the top of Japan's intensity scale, meaning it was violent right at the epicenter. This is the same reg
@trtworld#BREAKING: Japan issues tsunami advisory for Ariake and Yatsushiro seas after 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country's south
@afpBREAKING A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing a tsunami alert. The tremor also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan's own Shindo scale of shaking, t
@jukan05Kikuyo Town reportedly registered around 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, so there is unlikely to be any major impact.
@osint613WATCH: 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan.
@polymarketintelA tsunami warning is in effect after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Kyushu, Japan.
@rapidreport2025WATCH: Violent shaking as powerful earthquake hits Kumamoto, Japan; dust clouds rise after tremor
@inversebrahRT @jukan05: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the area where TSMC’s fab in Japan is located.
@businessAn earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan, the country’s meteorological agency says
@businessJUST IN: Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts southwestern Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory