Japan shopping mall explosion after 7.1 quake captured on dashcam footage

Dashcam footage shows a shopping mall explosion after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto, Japan, as rescuers search for survivors.

KUMAMOTO -- Dashboard camera footage has captured the moment an explosion occurred at a mall following a major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture on Ju

The new footage captured by a car dashcam as the vehicle passed the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto, Japan, shows debris being flung into the road following a suspected gas explosion

Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a big earthquake killed at least 13 people.

After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster  Reuters

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Dashcam video shows shopping mall blast after Japan quake  CNN

KUMAMOTO (JAPAN) - A major quake that badly damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least five people, emergency services said on Wednesday.

Damage is seen to part of the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jul 29, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. (Photo: AFP/Yuichi YAMAZAKI) 29 Jul 2026 07:02AM TOKYO: Two young women were found dead early Wednesday (Jul 29) in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosio

An Aeon mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture was damaged in an earthquake on July 28, with authorities saying many people could be trapped inside. © KyodoAKANE OKUTSUJuly 28, 2026 17:05 JSTUpdated on July 29, 2026 04:23 JSTTOKYO -- More than two dozen people may be trapped inside a mall in Japan's southwestern prefectur

Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping centre damaged in a major earthquake in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.