A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday ... categories are based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. When aftershock data is available, the ...

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake, measuring a lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck southwestern Japan at 9:19 p.m. on Monday evening, according to the Meteorological Agency. The quake ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has called for continued caution over potential tremors and tsunamis despite a gradual decrease in seismic activity a week after the magnitude 6.6 ...

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and nearby areas early Thursday, the weather agency said.

The agency said that on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7, the tremor had an intensity of lower 5. The earthquake occurred at around 9.19pm local time, ABC News reports. Japanese officials said the ...

The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

Japan on Jan. 17 marked 30 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, a devastating disaster that struck Kobe and other parts of southern Hyogo Prefect･･･ ...

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives. On Friday, at a park in Kobe, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture, residents ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake ...