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

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

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

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet. Tremors of the first earthquake ...

Japan lies along the circum-Pacific seismic belt, better known as the "Ring of Fire," located along the outer edges of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 percent of the largest earthquakes in the ...

Japan has warned the next "big one" earthquake to hit its Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people, create £1.4trillion worth of damage to the country's economy and generate 12.3 million ...

The deadly Myanmar earthquake last week was the biggest among a number of smaller quakes that rocked the region.

In Japan, the death toll in 7.6-magnitude earthquake has risen to 48 with 50 others were injured. According to media reports, Ishikawa Prefecture suffered huge losses and damage as it was the closest ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday at 7:34 pm (IST), the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at ...

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