The tsunami warning affected two provinces and sparked fears over the safety of the two nuclear power plants in the area.

The agency initially gave the magnitude estimate at 6.9, but later revised it down. There were no immediate reports of damage ...

Tsunami warnings followed the earthquake which rattled the southwest of the country on Monday. View on euronews ...

Japan is facing the risk of a possible "megaquake" in the near future, following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred off ...

In 1707, a rupture along its entire 600km length caused the second-biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan and was followed by the eruption of Mount Fuji. The Nankai Trough sits between Suruga ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, prompting tsunami warnings for Miyazaki and Kochi Prefectures. The ...

Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year.

It was the largest earthquake that the country has seen since the deadly 2011 quake that hit North East Japan. Sadly, the death toll reached more than 230. Japan is prone to earthquakes due to the ...

“But I believe this was the biggest in this latest spate ... remain vigilant as tsunami in the Sea of Japan reach shorelines quickly after a big earthquake. He said the quake occurred in ...

What a century of earthquakes has taught Japan Eerie search for bodies near ... unturned in reaching the affected communities. "The biggest challenge for us is the access. Most disastrous areas ...

The quake was one of the biggest on record ... After what locals called the Great East Japan Earthquake, the dead in Tohoku were left by piles of rubble, neatly wrapped in taped-up blankets ...

A tsunami warning was issued for Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday morning after a strong earthquake near ... at Naha airport, the largest, were suspended, and people ...