A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.

A magnitude 5.9 quake jolted Japan on Sunday, catching sleeping residents off guard—weeks after a stronger quake displaced ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the Tokyo area in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 23 ...

The Kinki region has an unusually high concentration of active faults, largely because of the expansion of the Sea of Japan ...

A large earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in the region.

While recovery efforts are gradually moving forward across Kumamoto Prefecture after the region was struck by a strong ...

Japan earthquake early warning system delivered alerts to 37 million Tokyo-area phones before destructive shaking arrived ...

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Authorities have downgraded a tsunami warning in northeast Japan after a major earthquake sparked calls for residents to ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. and Japanese forces are rehearsing their response to a catastrophic Nankai Trough earthquake this week, testing how the allies would coordinate relief efforts during a ...

Ask a seismologist which place handles earthquakes better, and you will likely get a pause before an answer. Both California and Japan sit atop some of the most active fault systems on the planet, yet ...

Earthquakes happen all over the world every single day, with some never felt at all and others destroying entire cities. But ...