Moderate quake jolts eastern Japan

TOKYO -- A moderate earthquake struck Ibaraki Prefecture northeast of Tokyo on the afternoon of Dec. 17, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 4:42 p.m. earthquake, which had an estimated ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake strikes Japan, Philippines

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the Hokkaido region in Japan’s northernmost prefecture, the Japanese weather agency said on Wednesday. According to the Japan ... ( read original story ...)

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits northeastern Japan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Saturday struck off Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The temblor occurred at around 04:19 p.m. local time ... ( read original story ...)