The offshore quake occurred at 23:15 local time, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, warning that a tsunami of up to 3 metres could reach the country's north-eastern coast, Asia, Times Now ...

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan's northeastern region on Friday (Dec 12), prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake struck ...

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

Japan has issued a Hokkaido–Sanriku Subsequent Earthquake Advisory after the M7.4–7.5 quake, warning that the probability of a giant “megaquake” with massive tsunami along the Japan Trench has become ...

A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Japan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for ...

An earthquake has struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, east of Japan, where one person reported their 'whole house ...

Tokyo, one of the world's most densely populated megacities, sits on a highly active seismic zone where the threat of major earthquakes is ever-present. One of the most destructive aspects of seismic ...

Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World ...

The epicentre of the quake was 80km off the coast of Aomori prefecture, at a depth of 50 km, the Japan Meteorological Agency says. The tsunami warning has been issued for the northern prefectures of ...

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles ...

The quake struck off the coast of Aomori prefecture with a depth of 20km, after a bigger 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the ...