FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Residents of an area in southwestern Japan rocked by a strong earthquake late Monday voiced anxiety as the seismic event rekindled concerns about a bigger potential temblor that ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook Japan's Kyushu region Monday ... Kyushu, which hosts several major cities including Fukuoka and Nagasaki, has a history of seismic activity due to its location ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later ...

The probability of a “megaquake” happening in Japan within the next 30 years has risen to over 80 per cent, the government’s earthquake investigation panel found. A megaquake is defined as ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.