Two of Japan's nuclear power plants were rattled on Monday when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the region. This map shows the ...

The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred at around 8:19 p.m. at a depth of about 10 kilometers.

A government panel has revised its damage estimate for an anticipated mega-quake in the Nankai Trough off Japan's Pacific ...

As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan ... maps for hazardous areas, and considered visiting his relatives in coastal areas to help them plan evacuation routes. ⁠“The recent ...

Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck Japan’s Kyushu region on Wednesday at 7:34 PM (IST), according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred ...

The Japanese government estimates that there is a 70-80 percent chance of a megaquake occurring within 30 years.

the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Cabinet Office will hold a joint news conference two hours after the quake and issue an alert on the ground that the possibility of subsequent earthquakes ...