At approximately 4:27 p.m. on the 28th, an earthquake with a maximum intensity of 7 struck the Kumamoto region, causing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Naha to Kumamoto to be abruptly diverted to Nagasaki Airport. According to ANA, flight 1868, which took off from Naha Airport at 3:10 p.m., had 157 passengers on board and was scheduled to land at Kumamoto Airport at approximately 4:35 p.m.
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At approximately 4:27 p.m. on the 28th, an earthquake with a maximum intensity of 7 struck the Kumamoto region, causing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Naha to Kumamoto to be abruptly diverted to Nagasaki Airport. According to ANA, flight 1868, which took off from Naha Airport at 3:10 p.m., had 157 passengers on board and was scheduled to land at Kumamoto Airport at approximately 4:35 p.m.