Japan's south-western Kyushu island has been struck by two strong earthquakes within an hour, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).Japan's fire department has also said "many people" were trapped inside a shopping mall damaged when the complex's second floor collapsed with multiple deaths now reported, according to local media.Follow our live coverage of this unfolding emergency.Collapse all postsTue 28 Jul 2026 at 9:58pmTue 28 Jul 2026 at 9:58pmReports of multiple deaths at shopping centreThe Aeon Mall after the earthquake. ( Kyodo via Reuters)There are emerging reports of deaths and injuries at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto in Japan's southwest where part of the building has collapsed.Multiple people were trapped inside an Aeon shopping centre, according to local fire services after an explosion occurred after the earthquake.Police have told Japanese broadcaster TBS "quite a few" were presumed dead in the incident.The second storey has collapsed at the shopping centre. ( Kyodo via Reuters)A spokesperson for the shopping centre said customers and employees were evacuated after the initial quake and that the exact cause of the explosion was unclear.Earlier, Japanese police said they had received reports of what sounded like an explosion.Tue 28 Jul 2026 at 9:43pmTue 28 Jul 2026 at 9:43pmWelcome to our live coverageBy Claire CampbellWelcome to our live coverage of the earthquake in Japan.Japan's south-western Kyushu island has been struck by two strong earthquakes within an hour of each other.There are local media reports multiple people have died at a Japanese shopping centre after the second storey collapsed following the earthquake.Stay with us as we bring you all the latest information on the unfolding situation.