Walls Rattle, Buildings Shake As Massive 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan | Videos

Published 28 July 2026 · india

Walls Rattle, Buildings Shake As Massive 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan | Videos Published By, Last Updated: July 28, 2026, 14:36 IST According to the JMA

Walls Rattle, Buildings Shake As Massive 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Japan | Videos Published By, Last Updated: July 28, 2026, 14:36 IST According to the JMA, the epicentre was located around 4 kilometres southeast of Uki at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. Rapid Read The earthquake struck just over a decade after the devastating April 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes Japan Earthquake: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning and prompting emergency alerts across several prefectures in the region. The earthquake measured at the highest possible level of seven on Japan’s Shindo scale of shaking, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). According to Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 12:57:22 IST with its epicentre located at latitude 32.643°N and longitude 130.985°E at a depth of 70 kilometres.

According to the JMA, the epicentre was located around 4 kilometres southeast of Uki at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, resulting in intense ground shaking. Residents in coastal areas have been urged to move to higher ground and follow official evacuation instructions. Broadcaster NHK said that waves of up to that level may already have been recorded. Additionally, the Japanese government issued emergency earthquake warnings for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, and Miyazaki prefectures, all on Japan’s southern Kyushu island. Netizens shared chilling videos of the earthquake on social media showing homes, offices, and public spaces being rattled. One video captured the collapse of the stone walls of Kumamoto Castle following strong tremors. A few minutes ago: The stone walls of Kumamoto Castle collapsed following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake (地震) that struck 4 km southeast of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

pic.twitter.com/PwXwldRmIr— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) July 28, 2026 Another clip showed a building intensly shaking as the earthquake stuck the island. There were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage. Authorities were continuing to assess the situation while monitoring for possible aftershocks. Japan is among the world’s most earthquake-prone nations due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where multiple tectonic plates converge. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Shobhit Gupta Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degre...