In Photos: Powerful quake strikes western Japan

A road is damaged in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, at 9:47 a.m. on June 18, 2018, after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan. (Mainichi)

A glass window lies shattered at a store in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, at 9:40 a.m. on June 18, 2018, after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan. (Mainichi)

Smoke billows from a house in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Smoke billows from a house in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Passengers get off a train near JR Osaka Station after it came to an emergency halt due to a powerful earthquake that struck western Japan, at 9:11 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Children are evacuated to the playground of a school in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan, at 8:30 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Children are evacuated to the playground of a school in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan, at 8:30 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers questions from reporters about a powerful earthquake that struck western Japan, at the prime minister's office, at 8:58 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers questions from reporters about a powerful earthquake that struck western Japan, at the prime minister's office, at 8:58 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers questions from reporters about a powerful earthquake that struck western Japan, at the prime minister's office, at 8:58 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People crowd JR Rokkomichi Station in Kobe’s Nada Ward after a powerful quake struck western Japan, at 8:09 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People crowd Hanshin Ashiya Station after train services were suspended due to a powerful earthquake, in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, at 8:45 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People wait for train services to resume in front of Minoo Station, in Osaka Prefecture, after they were suspended due to a powerful earthquake that struck western Japan, at 8:30 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People wait for train services to resume in front of Minoo Station, in Osaka Prefecture, after they were suspended due to a powerful earthquake that struck western Japan, at 8:30 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

The inside of a JR train is seen after it made an emergency stop due to a powerful earthquake, in the town of Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture, at 8:32 a.m. on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Passengers walk along a railway line after getting off a train which stopped between stations due to an earthquake, in Osaka's Fukushima Ward on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Passengers get off a train which stopped at JR Osaka Station due to an earthquake, in the JR Osaka Station on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People gather in front of large information screens to check the latest updates on the earthquake that struck the Kansai region, in JR Osaka Station on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People wait for trains stopped due to the earthquake that struck the Kansai region, in JR Osaka Station on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

People sit on the sidewalk after train services were suspended due to the earthquake that struck the Kansai region, in Osaka's Chuo Ward on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

The scene where a 9-year-old girl was killed by a collapsing wall surrounding the pool at Takatsuki Municipal Juei Elementary School in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Flooding caused by a broken water pipe is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

The scene where a man was killed by a collapsing wall is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Osaka's Higashiyodogawa Ward, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Part of a temple building is seen collapsed in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in the city of Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

The scene where a man was trapped under a collapsing garden wall is seen in Osaka's Higashiyodogawa Ward on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

A convenience store continues to welcome customers after the quake in western Japan's Kansai region knocked products off the shelves, in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

Broken bottles litter the floor of a restaurant in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, after being knocked off their selves by a major quake in western Japan's Kansai region, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

A wall is left tilting against a utility pole after a major quake in western Japan's Kansai region, on June 18, 2018 in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. (Mainichi)

Flooding caused by a broken water pipe is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)

A police officer stands at the scene where a girl was killed by a collapsing wall surrounding the pool at Takatsuki Municipal Juei Elementary School in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018. (Mainichi)