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 ...

Events were held around Japan on March 11 to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, as attendees marked the exact time at 2:46 p.m. when the magnitude-9.0 ...

About 100 students from Tokyo have visited Noto in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture. The prefecture says it marked the first school trip to the region since a devastating earthquake there early ...

On 11 March 2011, Japan was shaken by what became known as the Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake. It was followed by a tsunami which resulted in waves reaching heights of more than 10 meters. The ...

Japan's National Daily Since 1922 Japanese Contact Us Top Latest Japan World Business Sports Science ... April 25, 2025. The area was severely damaged in the Noto Peninsula earthquake on Jan. 1 ...

Japan to allow visa-free visits from Montenegro to boost exchanges ...