The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan

The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit JapanTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedThe moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit JapanCloseA powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are without power and several people are missing after a chimney collapsed at a paper factory in the Kumamoto prefecture, according to the police who are being cited by Japan's public broadcaster NHK.Read moreSubsectionAsiaPublished12 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsAsiaFollow Asiaclose panelYou are now following AsiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.JapanFollow Japanclose panelYou are now following JapanUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.EarthquakesFollow Earthquakesclose panelYou are now following EarthquakesUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description