Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Hits Japan's Kumamoto, Injuring Dozens and Trapping Mall Shoppers
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning and registering the highest intensity of seven on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Shindo scale. The tremor caused widespread damage across the Kyushu island, knocking out power to thousands of homes and suspending regional rail services.
Search and rescue operations were mobilized as officials confirmed deaths and recorded at least 50 injuries. Dozens of people remain trapped and missing inside an Aeon mall following a reported explosion and the partial collapse of the building’s second floor.
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@deitaoneJAPAN EARTHQUAKE HAS PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 - NIED TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER JAPAN EARTHQUAKE - NHK
@deitaoneTSUNAMI WARNING OF 1 METRE ISSUED AFTER JAPAN EARTHQUAKE - NHK
@osint613A preliminary magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Japan, per NIED. An emergency warning was issued for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita and Miyazaki prefectures.
@firstsquawkJAPAN EARTHQUAKE HAS PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 – NIED
@newswire_usSTRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN, TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
@rapidreport2025BREAKING: Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture; tsunami advisory issued
@faytuksnetworkJapan's Disaster Management Division has detected an earthquake of intensity 7 in Kumamoto Prefecture. A tsunami advisory has been issued for Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea.
@jukan05A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the area where TSMC’s fab in Japan is located.
@osint613Tsunami advisories in effect as 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan. Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.
@mazzenilssonA preliminary M7.1 earthquake has struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, according to Japan’s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED). Emergency warnings have been issued for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima,
@bricsinfoJUST IN: 🇯🇵 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan. Tsunami warning has been issued.
@ajenewsBREAKING: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Kumamoto, Japan, and a tsunami warning of one metre has been issued, according to the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). 🔴 More on
@zerohedge*M7.1 QUAKE HITS JAPAN'S KUMAMOTO, TSUNAMI CAUTION ISSUED
@ajenglishRT @AJENews: BREAKING: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck Kumamoto, Japan, and a tsunami warning of one metre has been issued, according…
@sino_market🇯🇵Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Co. said post-quake inspections found no abnormalities at the Sendai and Genkai nuclear power plants. (
@marionawfal🚨BREAKING: 🇯🇵 A powerful M7.1 earthquake just hit near Kumamoto, Japan, and a tsunami advisory is now in effect. The shaking reached the top of Japan's intensity scale, meaning it was violent right at the epicenter. This is the same reg
@trtworld#BREAKING: Japan issues tsunami advisory for Ariake and Yatsushiro seas after 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country's south
@afpBREAKING A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing a tsunami alert. The tremor also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan's own Shindo scale of shaking, t
@jukan05Kikuyo Town reportedly registered around 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, so there is unlikely to be any major impact.
@osint613WATCH: 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan.
@polymarketintelA tsunami warning is in effect after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Kyushu, Japan.
@rapidreport2025WATCH: Violent shaking as powerful earthquake hits Kumamoto, Japan; dust clouds rise after tremor
@inversebrahRT @jukan05: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the area where TSMC’s fab in Japan is located.
@businessAn earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan, the country’s meteorological agency says
@businessJUST IN: Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts southwestern Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory