MASHIKI, Japan (AP) — The Latest on earthquakes in Japan (all times local):
12 noon
A Japanese official says the death toll in the second earthquake to hit southern Kyushu island early Saturday has risen to 19.
That’s in addition to 10 people killed in Thursday’s magnitude-6.5 quake.
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10:10 a.m.
A fresh earthquake measuring 5.4 has hit southern Kyushu island on Saturday morning, following a 7.3-magnitude quake that killed at least six people overnight.
Kumamoto Prefectural official Tomoyuki Tanaka says the death toll is still unclear, with the fire department reporting a higher number of at least seven.
More than 400 people are reported injured.
Japanese TV news footage showed collapsed and flattened houses, and said people are trapped in buildings.
The Japan Meteorological Agency gave a preliminary reading of magnitude-7.3 for the temblor that struck early Saturday. A magnitude-6.5 quake struck late Thursday, killing 10 people. Aftershocks are rattling various areas in Kyushu, one of Japan’s main four islands.
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9:50 a.m.
Police in southern Japan say the second earthquake that struck the same region in 24 hours has killed at least six people.
The magnitude-7.3 quake shook the Kumamoto region at 1:25 a.m. Saturday. On Thursday night, the area was hit by a magnitude-6.5 quake that left 10 dead and more than 800 injured.
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