- Japan issued a tsunami warning after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto on the southern main island of Kyushu.
- The Japan Meteorological Agency advised of potential waves up to 1m and urged people to immediately move away from the coast in the Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas.
- Emergency earthquake warnings were issued for multiple prefectures across Kyushu island, including Nagasaki, Kagoshima and Fukuoka.
- Train operator JR Kyushu suspended services, including its high-speed Shinkansen bullet trains, following the seismic event.
- Kyushu Electric Power reported no irregularities at its Sendai and Genkai nuclear power stations after the earthquake.
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