Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/FWH6pHxt4Ws.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Rocks Japan as Buildings Topple and Walls Collapse [Qd2hJ74iubl] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency said the advisory covered the nearby Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas on the western coasts of Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures about 560 miles southwest of Tokyo. The advisories were lifted within two hours. Read more at The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. #japan #earthquake #kumamoto Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): NY POSTcast (daily): Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: Catch the latest news at Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - Facebook - KTTT4UQYllf L9DwStCREfD 5FXvp5a6Owv TZbocirAokQ NSKQhymh8kA Wuz0HAPPp8w gT2joa0TUQA
An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency said the advisory covered the nearby Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas on the western coasts of Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures about 560 miles southwest of Tokyo. The advisories were lifted within two hours. Read more at The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. #japan #earthquake #kumamoto Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): NY POSTcast (daily): Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: Catch the latest news at Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - Facebook - KTTT4UQYllf L9DwStCREfD 5FXvp5a6Owv TZbocirAokQ NSKQhymh8kA Wuz0HAPPp8w gT2joa0TUQA