At least 19 people were killed and hundreds injured after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, two days after being hit by a 6.5 quake, which killed at least 16 people. Japanese Defense Ministry is considering seeking help from U.S. forces to deal with the disasters' aftermath.

Apart from those killed, at least 760 people were injured and scores were trapped or buried alive after the latest tremor struck Kumamoto Prefecture at around 1.30 a.m. local time on Saturday, according to Japan Times.


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