Aerial views from Nippon TV on July 29, 2026 show the aftermath of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture. The earthquake that occurred on July 28 knocked out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region. The quake’s epicenter was about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Kumamoto City, central Kyushu's largest city with a population of around 700,000.