Japan issues tsunami alert after 7.1-magnitude quake
Reporters watch the news showing a large quake and possible one meter tsunami wave in Southern Japan, from an office in Tokyo on July 28, 2026.(AFP)
Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country's southwest on July 28, knocking out power to thousands of households.
The tremor at 4:27 pm (0727 GMT) on the island of Kyushu also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan's own Shindo scale of shaking, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The tsunami could measure up to one metre (three feet), the agency said.
