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An earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Chiba Prefecture in Japan on Tuesday morning. It was centred 13 kilometres away from Isumi, a city in Chiba Prefecture at 9:05 a.m (lo... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan (43 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 123.4837° East, 24.9182° North, depth 32.93 km. Exact time and date of ... ( read original story ...)

This volcano is located on the Kuchinoerabu Island in southwestern Japan, some 1 000 km (620 miles) SW of Tokyo. Its last eruption took place in 2015. The decision to raise the alert was made due to 2... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Aug 14: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Chiba Prefecture in Japan, said reports. There were no immediate reports of damage. Japan sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and is prone to earthq... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 142.7684° East, 30.607° North, depth 32.97 km. The earthquake was rou... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Hirara in Japan on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 10:07:52 / 10:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.63 km (20 miles). Global date and time of ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Iwaki in Japan. Exact location, longitude 141.063° East, latitude 37.2291° North, depth = 14.49 km. The ... ( read original story ...)

... making their buildings resistant to earthquakes following the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe and nearby areas and the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, rather than taking meas... ( read original story ...)

Yuriko Koike has said she will not send a memorial address for an annual ceremony to mourn Koreans who died in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake — including ... Mansaku Nomura, a living national treasur... ( read original story ...)

The disaster in Lombok is reminiscent of the great Tohoku earthquake in Japan in 2011. At that time a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Japan. A few days earlier there were a number of ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Shizuoka-shi in Japan on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:18:22 / ... ( read original story ...)

A decline in PNG LNG exports to Japan was noted for the five months after the Feb 26 earthquake, which was 50 per cent lower in comparison to the same period last year. Embassy of Japan acting deputy ... ( read original story ...)

When the Hanshin Earthquake struck Kobe in 1995, professional responders as well as volunteers worked courageously to rescue the survivors, but Japan lacked a comprehensive system for disaster managem... ( read original story ...)

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake measured magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale and was 12.1 kilometres deep. Tokyo: A strong, shallow earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck off the eastern coa... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) strikes 243 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan (151 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 144.0618° East, 37.8776° North, depth 12.13 km. Date and time o... ( read original story ...)