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Japan on Monday commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake which killed 6,434 people in 1995. A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the western Japanese city of Kobe bringing disaster ... ( read original story ...)

Japan marked the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17 that claimed the lives of 6,434 people, as memorial events are sh ... ( read original story ...)

All 47 prefectures and 20 major cities across Japan have sent their officials to support areas affected by natural disasters over fiv ... ( read original story ...)

The port city of Kobe in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo on Monday marked the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake striking the region and claiming the lives of 6,434 people ... ( read original story ...)

Japan marked the 27th anniversary Monday of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the western port city of Kobe and nearby areas, with people renewing their pledges to pass on lessons ... ( read original story ...)

People gathered on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, to remember the victims of the massive earthquake that devastated Kobe on January 17, 1995. ( read original story ...)

Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly ... ( read original story ...)

Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly ... ( read original story ...)

An undersea volcano that erupted (pictured) in Tonga, triggering a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, was so large it was visible from space and sent tsunami waves crashing into the US west coast. ( read original story ...)

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, as buildings were reported shaking in the capital Jakarta. ( read original story ...)

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said that a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on Friday, causing buildings in Jakarta to shake. At 0905 GMT, the ... ( read original story ...)

The tourism association of a northeastern Japan town, which was devastated by the 2011 tsunami, is calling for people to sign up for regular ... ( read original story ...)

Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) hosted a symposium on December 4. Scholars of history, archaeology, geology and engineering gathered to discuss a mass ... ( read original story ...)

When a natural disaster strikes close to home, those wondering whether to evacuate can now call up a special app that provides real-time and on-the-spot information from those on the ground. ( read original story ...)

Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is locked and when it goes, it could be the big one. Scientists want to find out more about the risk. ( read original story ...)