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Effects from Tuesday morning's powerful earthquake in southern Japan were caught on camera. The epicenter of the quake, reported between 6.8 and 7.1, was near the city of Kumamoto, on the island of Kyushu. Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the seismic event. Emergency crews battled flames on one building. An explosion was reported at a shopping mall shortly after the quake, and people are reported to be trapped inside the structure. #japan
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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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