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Deaths expected as Kumamoto shaken by 6.8-magnitude quake, knocking out power and damaging buildings A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, leaving at least 100 people injured. Some are trapped and presumed dead inside a shopping mall. The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and damaging roads, bridges and buildings. Continue reading...
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Deaths expected as Kumamoto shaken by 6.8-magnitude quake, knocking out power and damaging buildings A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, leaving at least 100 people injured. Some are trapped and presumed dead inside a shopping mall. The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and damaging roads, bridges and buildings. Continue reading...
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck the country’s Kumamoto prefecture Kyushu Electric Power said 48,000 homes had lost power as a result of the latest quake, while railway company JR Kyushu said that it had suspended services, including its high-speed bullet trains. Kumamoto airport also shut its runway, as airlines diverted and cancelled flights. Continue reading...
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"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly injured more than 100.
Read this reportA powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, seriously damaging a shopping mall where there are reportedly many people trapped and some dead.
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A powerful earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday, damaging buildings, causing injuries and prompting warnings from officials, according to local authorities and broadcasts.
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Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake Tuesday, creating a path of destruction that trapped multiple people inside a mall. The visuals from the aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 quake are terrifying ... buildings are on fire, bridges are collapsed,…
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Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted The post Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion appeared first on The Times of Israel.
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The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of just over 6 miles, was at the highest end of the seismic intensity scale. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on the initial damage caused by the earthquake.
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Japanese media is reporting that there are a number of casualties following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Japan. Authorities have said people are trapped in a shopping mall after its second floor collapsed, including casualties. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 32 reports from 19 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Japan earthquake injures at least 100 and traps many inside shopping mall.” The covered outlets are based across 6 regions — US, UK, Other, Europe, Middle East, and International.
The earliest report in this entry came from NBC Bay Area (Jul 28, 2026, 03:41 UTC); the most recent came from The Guardian (Jul 28, 2026, 15:43 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 2 statements appear in near-identical wording across two or more of these outlets, 12 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets, and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “southern japan”.
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