‘I thought a bomb had gone off’: Japan races to find survivors as earthquake death toll climbs to 18

Fears a gas leak may have caused mall explosion following quake

The number of those missing was unclear after the quake left at least 63 people injured, five of them seriously.

Magnitude 7.1 quake that hit Tuesday on island of Kyushu set off explosion at a mall and flattened homes

Rescuers continue to search the wreckage of an Aeon Mall complex that collapsed during the earthquake.

Emergency search and rescue crews are combing through the mangled wreckage of buildings after a devastating earthquake rattled southern Japan, killing over a dozen people. CBS News' Anna Coren has the latest details.

After a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan on July 28, the country's prime minister said 13 people had died so far and many were injured. The rescue work is ongoing to find those still missing. The earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu, forcing over 260,000 people to evacuate. Roa

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake caused significant destruction on Tuesday in Kumamoto, in the southwest of the archipelago. The death toll, which currently stands at at least 13, may rise further following a powerful explosion at a shopping mall.

Rescue operations are ongoing following the 6.8-magnitude quake, as survivors wrestle with the shock.

The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan climbed to 13 on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.