Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast - Details on damage and injuries from ...
The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of ...
A tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (2 feet, 4 inches) was measured in Kuji port in Iwate prefecture, just south of Aomori, and waves up to 50 centimeters struck other communities in the region, the ...
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan triggering tsunami warnings in the country. NBC News' Bill Karins reports on the rarity of such large quakes and any effects in the area.