A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck southern Japan early on Saturday local time, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine people.
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A national motorway is blocked by landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. Powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, trapping many beneath flattened homes and sending thousands to seek shelter in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. Hiroko Harima / Kyodo News via AP -
Resident houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. Yusuke Ogata / Kyodo News via AP -
Residents look for an access to their home on the road which is blocked by a collapsed house, in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A major quake shook southwestern Japan, barely a day after another quake hit the same region. Naoya Osato / Kyodo News via AP -
A car sits on a road collapsed by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. Muneyuki Tomari / Kyodo News via AP -
In this aerial photo, the landslide caused by the earthquake disrupts the road in Minamiaso town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. Kyodo News via AP -
Exterior wall of the city hall fall off after the earthquake in Uto, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. Muneyuki Tomari / Kyodo News via AP -
A residents stand in front of damaged house in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. Naoya Osato / Kyodo News via AP
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits southern Japan — in pictures
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