The mall in the town of Kashima was apparently gutted by a gas explosion, a government source told the Kyodo news agency, collapsing ceilings and walls.

The mall in the town of Kashima was apparently gutted by a gas explosion, a government source told the Kyodo news agency, collapsing ceilings and walls.

The major 7.1-magnitude tremor on Tuesday badly damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan.

At least one dead and more than 100 people have been reportedly injured across Japan after a magnitude 7.1 powerful earthquake struck southern Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, triggering...

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Rescuers are searching collapsed homes, a mall and a factory site after the 7.1 quake struck Kumamoto. Power cuts, damaged transport and intense heat are complicating relief efforts for thousands in shelters.

A strong quake led to a tsunami advisory that was lifted within hours. See what officials are saying about injuries, damage and aftershocks.

TOKYO, Jul 28: A powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The earthquake occurred at 4:29 pm local time at a depth of 10 kilometres beneath the sea off Kumamoto in western […]

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto in southwestern Japan, leaving 13 people dead. Rescue work continued into Wednesday as injuries, damage and large-scale evacuations mounted.

The authorities said the second floor of the Aeon Mall in Kashima, Kumamoto collapsed, with reports of what sounded like an explosion.

Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan.