The new quake off Aomori prefecture triggered a fresh tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency, which warned of ...

A powerful earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck northeast Japan on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

A 7.5 quake in northeastern Japan has revived fears of a future “megaquake,” prompting fresh advisories and renewed calls for ...

Japanese authorities say a megaquake could cause a devastating tsunami to strike eastern coastal areas of Japan ...

Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.

After a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Monday, Japanese officials issued a rare warning for a potentially even larger follow-up.

More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no major ...

A house lies in the sea off a village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan's main island ...