A huge 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan early on Monday, a week after a 7.7-magnitude quake prompted the country to warn of a slightly increased risk of a megaquake ...

Off the southern coast of Japan, the Philippine Sea Plate lies underneath the Japanese mainland. The locked tectonic plates ...

Japan hit by powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake as warnings issued for five prefectures - The quake occurred off the coast of Miyagi but there is no immediate risk of a tsunami ...

A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and ...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on May 20. “The quake registered an intensity of 5+ on the Japanese seismic scale of ...

A rumor circulating in Hong Kong that a huge earthquake and tsunami will hit Japan this summer led to such a sharp drop in ...

The Nankai Trough just off southern Japan poses a severe seismic threat, with locked plates accumulating enormous stress. A ...

Japan has been rocked by a huge 7.4 earthquake as Sanriku faces severe tremors. Tsunami warnings have been issued after the earthquake. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT THE BLOG IS NOW CLOSED.

On Monday, at 4:53 P.M. local time, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the northeastern shores of Japan’s largest island, Honshu, where the Pacific tectonic plate plunges beneath the North American ...