Terrifying videos have emerged showing the power of Japan's deadly earthquake, with shoppers shown running for cover, roads buckling and buildings collapsing. Ferocious tremors struck the country on Tuesday, with homes and office blocks seen shaking uncontrollably, a train up-turned and an early tsunami warning issued. Rescuers are frantically searching through rubble after an explosion at the Aeon shopping centre in Kashima Town reduced the building to rubble after its second floor collapsed in the immediate aftermath of the quake. Officials have warned a 'considerable number' of people are dead while others remain trapped. Footage on social media shows members of the public running for cover and crouching down on the floor as the ground shook at the shopping centre. An unknown number of people are believed to have become trapped in the rubble of the mall, with rescue operations being carried out, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. There have also been several reports of injuries and damage to roads, bridges and buildings, as well as blackouts and fire.Videos on social media showed clouds of smoke billowing into the air as flames engulfed a building, while firefighters scrambled to tackle the blaze. Video grab shows clouds of smoke billowing into the air as flames engulf a building There have been multiple reports of buildings catching fire following the tremor Pictured: The section of a collapsed bridge lying in a river in Yatsushiro City after a powerful earthquake struck southern Japan Costco shoppers run away in fear in the aftermath of the quake A separate clip showed the section of a collapsed bridge lying in a river in Yatsushiro City, while another showed how multiple freight wagons were derailed at Yatsushiro Station. Sections of the Kyushu Expressway, a major highway linking Fukuoka and Kagoshima, suffered severe damage. Footage appeared to show how sections were separated from the main structure following the quake, while separate images showed how parts of the road appeared to have split in two. Scenes also showed shoppers screaming inside a Costco supermarket in the aftermath of the tremor. Footage shows toppled-over boxed food items, as people climb over knocked-over shelves. Large cracks appeared on major roads, including an elevated highway, and a goods train derailed, according to NHK, while rail services were halted and flights grounded. TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, evacuated workers from its plant in the area as a precaution, a spokesperson for the firm said. Sony and Fujifilm also evacuated staff from their plants in the area, Nikkei newspaper reported. A Sony spokesperson earlier said it was checking the situation. More than 150,000 people have been instructed to go to evacuation centres, the disaster management agency said.The Japanese government issued emergency earthquake warnings for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, and Miyazaki prefectures, all on Japan's southern Kyushu island.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier said that several injuries, collapsed buildings and fires had been reported.