Japan's fire service says many people are trapped in a shopping centre after an earthquake in Kumamoto - one witness reported the second floor collapsing
The earthquake estimated at 6.8 magnitude by the US Geological Survey hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT) on Tuesday
The solid ground just suddenly turned into a mass that was moving, one eyewitness tells the BBC
Local media reports say 20 to 30 shopping centre staff may be missing - but that figure has not been confirmed
Dramatic footage from inside a shop shows children crying and products all over the floor
Elsewhere in the Kumamoto prefecture, people are reported missing at a factory after a chimney collapsed.
Police sources say contact has been lost with 20 to 30 employees at the Aeon Mall, reports from Japan's public broadcaster NHK suggest
Several people are also missing at a paper factory in the region, according to NHK
BBC Verify has been analysing footage of people leaving the mall in panic, and subsequent damage to its southern car park
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier said rescue teams are being guided by the principle of "human life first" and will work "tirelessly through the night"
Japan's Meteorological Agency says more than 60 aftershocks have been recorded - and residents are being warned to expect day-two tremors as they wake up on Wednesday morning
