Nearly a quarter of a million people have been told to evacuate their homes in the wake of two deadly earthquakes that hit Japan this week.
More than 40 people were killed and 1,000 injured in the latest powerful earthquake to hit the country, just a day after another quake in the same region.
Many are reported to still be trapped in rubble and the quakes also caused a huge landslide near a dam.
A small eruption occurred at a volcano in southern Japan following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency has kept its alert level at 2 on a scale of 5 for Mt. Aso.
The quake, the second in as many days in the region, has killed at least 15 people and left hundreds injured.
The natural disaster has also hit economic activity in the southern island of Kyushu.
Rescue teams fear more people are trapped under buildings after two major quakes in Japan.
More than 40 people are feared to have died after a powerful earthquake struck southern Japan on Saturday, the second quake in days.
More people have died in the latest powerful earthquake to hit Japan, just a day after a quake killed nine people in the same region.