A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu island Tuesday afternoon, damaging the Aeon shopping mall in Kashima Town where an explosion occurred and people were trapped. A tsunami advisory for the Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas was issued and lifted within two hours with no waves observed. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government established a task force amid reports of injuries, infrastructure damage, power outages and fires.