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A collapse wall is seen in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 15, 2016.
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday, collapsing homes and sparking fires, officials said, but the scale of damage remained unclear. / AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)