An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on Monday struck Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.2 shakes Tokyo region, no tsunami threat-NHK
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.2 shook buildings in Japan's capital Tokyo on Monday, but there was no tsunami threat caused by the tremor, public broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the ... ( read original story ...)
Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 24 km depth
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 ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 99 km northwest of Kanazawa, Japan early evening
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, was reported only 14 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), considered the main ... ( read original story ...)
Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
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 ...)
Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 62 km depth
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 1707 Hōei earthquake was Japan’s largest until 2011
On Friday, October 28, 1707, at 2:00 p.m., an earthquake hit south-central Japan. The quake, dubbed the 1707 Hōei earthquake, caused damage throughout southwestern Honshu, Shikoku and southeastern ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-4.6 earthquake shakes east Japan, greater Tokyo
A magnitude-4.6 earthquake hit eastern Japan including the greater Tokyo area on the morning of Oct. 28. No tsunami warning has been issued. ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.0 quake hits near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred only 12 minutes ago 15 km northwest of Miyako, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Deepest ever earthquake detected struck 467 miles under country – 7.9 magnitude
SCIENTISTS have identified the deepest-ever earthquake to rock the Japanese islands, more than six years after the terrifying Ogasawara tremor ruptured off the Japanese coast. ( read original story ...)
Deepest earthquake EVER detected struck 467 miles beneath Japan six years ago in a layer of the planet thought to be almost impossible for tremors to occur, study reveals
A series of aftershocks from an earthquake in 2015 around the Ogasawara Islands (pictured) registered deep in the Earth's lower mantle, including one that reached 467 miles down. ( read original story ...)
Deepest earthquake ever detected struck 467 miles beneath Japan, experts claim
A series of aftershocks from an earthquake in 2015 around the Ogasawara Islands (pictured) registered deep in the Earth's lower mantle, including one that reached 467 miles down. ( read original story ...)
Days after Mt Aso volcanic earthquake, Japanese authorities warn of another possible major eruption
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of another possible major volcanic eruption of Mt Aso in southwestern Japan, where an increase in volcanic earthquakes was observed, local media reported ... ( read original story ...)
Deepest earthquake ever detected struck 467 miles beneath Japan
If confirmed, the temblor would be a shock to geologists who thought rocks that deep inside Earth were too putty-like to break and shake. ( read original story ...)
Minor Earthquakes a Routine Occurrence in Tokyo
On the evening of October 7, noisy earthquake alarms sounded throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area just before a powerful tremor shook residents. While such relatively large earthquakes are rare, ... ( read original story ...)
What causes earthquakes and what have been the most powerful tremors?
EARTHQUAKES are known to be one of the world’s most terrifying and destructive natural disasters. But how do earthquakes occur, and when have been the strongest ones recorded? What causes ... ( read original story ...)