

1 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 28, 2026 05:32 PM IST
After an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Japan’s Kumamoto on Tuesday afternoon, several people are feared dead inside a shopping mall that partially collapsed, reports stated.
Japan’s local media reported that there was an explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto following the massive earthquake. It remains unclear how many people were trapped inside the mall when the second floor suddenly collapsed, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported, citing fire officials.
【地震】熊本 イオンモール熊本で爆発https://t.co/cc3ru0syKJ pic.twitter.com/aI4j4ELEv5
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) July 28, 2026
The report added that close to 50 people were injured in the blast. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the southern main island of Kyushu around 4:30 pm (local time), with 300,000 people being directed to evacuation shelters by rescue teams.
Several people who were travelling on a high speed train at the time of quake were also injured, reports stated.
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