An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon, the country's Meteorological Agency said, adding that it hit at a depth of 20 km (12 miles).

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hiroo, Japan, a mere day after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Kushiro, ...

A massive 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan today. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. At 5:30 p.m. local time ...

Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation ...

The largest and deadliest earthquake to strike Japan in a dozen years hit New Year’s Day on the Noto Peninsula, causing destruction in the Ishikawa Prefecture that spread across the country’s ...

Japan issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. Tsunami waves of up to 3 meters were ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

No injuries were reported, and a tsunami warning was not issued following the earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 5.3. The quake registered a lower-5 on the Japanese seismic ...

Shohei Ohtani throws 29 pitches in 2nd live batting practice since elbow surgery ...