Asia & Pacific
At least 13 people were confirmed dead and 10 still missing as of July 29, a day after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern main island of Kyushu, according to figures issued by authorities.
A chimney at Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsuhiro Mill collapses on July 28, 2026 after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. (Reuters/via Kyodo/-)
The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that no Indonesian citizens have been reported injured or killed following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, with officials monitoring the ongoing search and rescue mission.
On Tuesday, the tremor struck at 4:27 p.m., with its epicenter located around 20 kilometers south of Kumamoto City, central Kyushu’s largest city with a population of around 700,000. The quake destroyed homes and buildings as well as left tens of thousands without power in the southwestern Kumamoto region, where twin quakes killed hundreds in 2016.
