(260728) — TOKYO, July 28, 2026 (Xinhua) — This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, reveals a cell phone display screen displaying the earthquake info. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of seven.1 struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency mentioned.
The temblor occurred at round 4:27 p.m. native time at a depth of about 10 km, measuring max 7 on Japan’s seismic depth scale within the hardest-hit areas within the prefecture, the climate company mentioned.
A tsunami warning of 1 meter has been issued for the Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea in southwestern Japan. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)