A large earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in the region.

Japan earthquake latest: Two dead in shopping centre explosion in Kumamoto after 6.8 tremor - Dozens of people have been injured across Kumamoto while strong shaking has damaged a historic castle and

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s Kyushu region on 28 July 2026, causing power outages and prompting tsunami warnings.

A residential building on fire after an earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, today.  Kyodo News via Reuters About 80 people hurt during the earthquake were being treated at the Yatsushiro Northern Regional Medical Center in Hikawa,

Japan suffered its worst ever earthquake in March 2011, a 9.1-magnitude event in the northeastern Tohoku region. The quake, and the tsunami it triggered, caused the deaths of more than 15,000 people, displaced over 100,000, and led to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan's Kumamoto prefecture on July 28, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake, initially measured at a magnitude of 7.1, shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon,

The earthquake that struck the Asian country measured 9.1 on the Richter scale, and within minutes, the first waves began to be felt.

Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu, damaging buildings, cutting power and prompting emergency response efforts. View on euronews

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Japan triggered a blast at Aeon Mall Kumamoto, causing structural collapses and leaving several people trapped and feared dead.