The quake knocked out power to thousands of homes, stopped rail services and triggered warnings for tsunamis and aftershocks.
Dozens missing as shopping mall collapses during 7.1 magnitude Japan earthquake
An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu and caused part of a shopping center to collapse on Tuesday.
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People missing in collapsed mall and factory after earthquake hits Japan
A disaster official says 19 people are missing in the south-western Kumamoto prefecture after a magnitude 6.8 tremor.
Japan rocked by major earthquake; buildings collapsed, people trapped
The earthquake caused dozens of injuries, according to Japanese media. At a shopping mall, people were trapped after an explosion.
Kumamoto Castle, a Famed Landmark, Is Damaged in the Japan Earthquake
The centuries-old castle, one of the country’s best-known, was also affected by the region’s 2016 earthquakes.
What to Know About the Kumamoto Earthquake in Japan
At least one person who was found in a collapsed house was killed, and about 50 others were injured on Tuesday in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.
Magnitude 7.1 quake in Japan leaves several injured
The quake struck Kumamoto prefecture in the south-west and briefly triggered a tsunami alert.
Magnitude-7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan, injuring dozens and damaging buildings
A major earthquake rocked Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and injuring at least 50 people.
Multiple people trapped inside shopping centre in Japan after earthquake – live updates
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck the country’s Kumamoto prefecture …