Monday marks one month since seismic activity intensified in the sea around the Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan, ...

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, given its location within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a ...

The Japanese government on July 1 approved significant upgrades to the plan to safeguard the public in the event of a major ...

A swarm of tremors is rocking a remote Japanese island chain. Experts say more could be coming. Here's what's behind the ...

Earthquake in Japan: a 3D model reveals how hidden faults raised the ground by up to 5 meters on the Noto Peninsula.

TOKYO -- An earthquake swarm has hit close to Kagoshima Prefecture's Tokara Islands, with one location in the group's south registering more than 320 ...

A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.

Japan, unfortunately, has a history of grappling with seismic events, notably the devastating 2011 earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 that triggered a tsunami, claiming nearly 20,000 lives.

A swarm of earthquakes around Japan ’s remote Tokara Islands and the eruption of a long-dormant volcano in Kyushu have renewed public anxiety – stoked in part by a manga artist whose work is ...

The nation’s top earthquake expert has dismissed claims circulating online that the recent chain of intense seismic activity ...

Japan earthquake swarm may have damaged homes bit by bit, ... TOKYO/OSAKA -- The strong earthquake that rocked Japan on Jan. 1 destroyed homes that had been thought to meet stringent seismic ...