TOKYO: The Japanese government has decided to lift an evacuation order on part of a town where the crippled nuclear power plant is located in Fukushima Prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Quake jolts southwestern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake, which ... ( read original story ...)
M4.7 quake hits southwest Japan
The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day and Time: June 26, 2022, 9:44 p.m. Epicenter: In Kumamoto Prefecture. N 32.5, E 130.7 Depth: 10 kilometers ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Japan’s Bonin Islands
Japan forecast a slight change in sea level on Tuesday after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands, far to the southeast of the country's main islands.The quake was at a depth of 40 km (25 ... ( read original story ...)
Research team says underground fluids may have caused recent quakes in central Japan
Strong earthquakes that jolted the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on June 19 and 20 amid a recent swarm of temblors may have been trigg ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan rocked by series of quakes, region braces for more
The Ishikawa Prefecture region in central Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes over the past two days, with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning that further temblors could be ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake jolts Japan for second straight day
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan, today, the second strong quake to jolt the region in as many days, the weather agency said, while ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake hits eastern Taiwan, jolts town in northern Japan
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had an estimated depth of 10 kilometres, according to USGS, and struck at 09:05 local time (0105 GMT). ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts town in northern Japan, no tsunami danger
A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook the city of Suzu at the tip of the Noto peninsula in northern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. We apologize ... ( read original story ...)
M5.4 earthquake hits Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture
A strong earthquake has hit the Noto region in central Japan. No tsunami alert has been issued. The magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture, shortly after 3 p.m. on ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake hits Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, no major damage
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Japan's western coastal prefecture of Ishikawa on Sunday (June 19), the Meteorological Agency said, adding there were no indications that it ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Jolts Ishikawa in Central Japan – NHK
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 hit central Japan on Sunday, the national broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was Ishikawa Prefecture, NHK said. No tsunami warning ... ( read original story ...)
5.2 quake hits northwestern Japan
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the weather agency said. The quake occurred ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits Noto region on Sea of Japan coast
A strong earthquake struck the Noto region on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan around 3:08 p.m. on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
M5.2 earthquake strikes central Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck central Japan. Officials say there is no tsunami threat. It registered lower 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale of zero to 7 at Suzu city, Ishikawa prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court: Fukushima nuclear-accident ‘could not have been prevented’
Japan’s government would not have been able to prevent the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2011 because the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a tsunami of a scale ... ( read original story ...)