{"id":8732,"date":"2026-07-28T22:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/japan-earthquake\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:35:31","slug":"japan-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/de\/japan-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"7.1 earthquake hits southern Japan : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n This aerial image shows the damaged AEON shopping center following an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Tuesday.\n \n \n Kyodo News via AP\n \n <\/b>\n Bildunterschrift ausblenden<\/b><\/b>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/svg>\n Bildunterschrift<\/b>\n <\/b>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n Kyodo News via AP\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

TOKYO \u2014 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, leaving dozens of people missing or injured, officials and reports said. A tsunami advisory was issued but quickly lifted.<\/p>

The second floor of the Aeon Mall shopping center in Kashima Town collapsed, trapping an unknown number of people. Around 20 to 30 employees were missing while several other people were dug out and taken to a hospital, Kyodo News agency reported, quoting local police.<\/p>

The affected area is about 900 kilometers (540 miles) southwest of Tokyo. A tsunami advisory for the Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas on the western coasts of Kumamoto prefecture and three neighboring prefectures was lifted within two hours, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.<\/p>

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\n A map showing the location of an earthquake in southern Japan.\n \n \n Will Jarrett\/AP\n \n <\/b>\n Bildunterschrift ausblenden<\/b><\/b>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n <\/svg>\n Bildunterschrift<\/b>\n <\/b>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n Will Jarrett\/AP\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters there were reports of damage to roads, bridges and buildings, as well as blackouts and fires, though details were unclear.<\/p>