KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake took place on January 17, 1995, devastating Kobe and the surrounding area. Ahead of its thirtieth anniversary, the Japanese Red Cross Society surveyed 1,200 ...

Dashcam footage of the earthquake in Japan on New Year’s Day 2024 has been mislabeled online as showing the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Tibet on Jan. 7, 2025, that killed 126 people and damaged ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are rehearsing their disaster response techniques, a year after they flew real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on ...

No problems were detected at the various monitoring posts for nuclear plants in the area. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and ...

Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday (Jan 13) that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year. A quake with ...

Two of Japan's nuclear power plants were rattled on Monday when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the region. This map shows the ...

TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the country’s southwest. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, causing two small tsunamis in the area but no damage reported. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres around 18 ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said on Monday (January 13, 2025), while warning the public to stay away ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. Tsunami warnings were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture ...