By Koko Nakajima, Alex Leeds Matthews, Renée Rigdon, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and depth of 10 kilometers, or just over 6 miles.
The earthquake caused dozens of injuries, according to Japanese media. At a shopping mall, people were trapped after an ...
In Kashima Town, the quake collapsed the second floor of the Aeon Mall shopping center, trapping an unknown number of people ...
An earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 and rated as a possible level seven on Japan's own Shindo 'scale of shaking' - the ...