Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=u0PLTrEVXCn Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Rocks Japan as Buildings Topple and Walls Collapse [z9gmTMyrTTJ] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 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 - FDhXNR76Xq6 AsGbUg6snXm d0eMsAiT05b qlWIOtxiLs9 ki2NNqyo6Ss
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 - FDhXNR76Xq6 AsGbUg6snXm d0eMsAiT05b qlWIOtxiLs9 ki2NNqyo6Ss