A 7. 1 Quake Hits Japan's Kyushu, Trapping People in Collapsed Shopping Center A powerful 7.
1 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu at 8:36 AM local time on Wednesday, trapping people in a collapsed shopping center and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
The quake was followed by several aftershocks, the latest in a series of seismic events to hit Japan this year.