Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Several Feared Dead in Shopping Mall Blast A devastating 7. 1 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction and power outages in its wake.
The disaster has drawn parallels with the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake that claimed 275 lives and injured over 2,700 people.
Japan is one of the most earthquake prone countries in the world, accounting for approximately 20% of global earthquakes with magnitudes above 6. 0.