Photo/IllutrationThe Japan Meteorological Agency (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

An earthquake ‌with ⁠a preliminary magnitude ⁠of 7.1 ⁠struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture ‌on ⁠Tuesday, the Japan ​Meteorological Agency said.

A tsunami warning for a wave measuring 1 ⁠meter (3.28 ​ft) ​was issued ‌after the ‌earthquake, the JMA said.

The ​Japanese government issued ⁠emergency earthquake ⁠warnings for Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, and Miyazaki prefectures, all on ⁠Japan’s southern ​Kyushu island.