00:00Tuesday morning's powerful earthquake in southern Japan was caught on camera.
00:05Shelves of products shook.
00:08Lights and cables swayed.
00:11And people huddled for safety.
00:13The epicenter of the quake, reported between 6.8 and 7.1,
00:18was near the city of Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu.
00:24Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the seismic event.
00:27Emergency crews battled flames on one building.
00:31An explosion was reported at a shopping mall shortly after the quake.
00:35And people are reported to be trapped inside the structure.
00:41Walls of the landmark Kumamoto Castle, a popular tourist attraction in this city of 700,000,
00:48were seen to collapse into dust as visitors looked on.
00:52A tsunami advisory was lifted after several hours.
00:56But preliminary estimates include dozens of injuries, as well as thousands losing power.
01:02It will take days before the full extent of the damage is known.
01:07This is Inside Edition Digital.
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