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 ...

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

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

Aftershocks with a maximum seismic intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 7 could strike the area over the next seven days, the agency said. The Jan. 13 earthquake, centered in the ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake ... Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese ...

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 ...