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A drill aboard a Japanese research vessel has set a new record for the deepest ocean hole in history. The hole is located in the Pacific Ocean near the epicenter of the catastrophic 2011 Tōhoku ... ( read original story ...)

Throughout history, scientists have often documented earthquakes being associated with a phenomenon known as luminescence, creating an all-nature lights show known as "earthquake lightning" which ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 20 minutes ago 91 km east of Yilan, Japan, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported. The quake hit at a s ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.1 quake in Japan near Rumoi, Rumoi-shi, Hokkaido, only 13 minutes ago. ( 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 ...)

A team of scientists has reportedly broken the record for drilling the deepest ocean hole in history. The hole was drilled nearly 5 miles below sea level off the coast of Japan on the morning of May ... ( read original story ...)

A team of scientists working off the coast of Japan have drilled deeper in the ocean than ever before. It took researchers two hours and 40 minutes to lower giant equipment through 8km (five miles) of ... ( read original story ...)

This breaks record as new deepest water site drilled and cored within scientific ocean drilling history,” Japan crew that prepared 40 meters long GPC said. ( read original story ...)

With tremors felt almost daily, Japan is a country devastated by earthquakes. Hit by about 1500 earthquakes each year, Japanese people have learnt to live with them. To study the history of the ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Akita, Akita Shi, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), ... ( read original story ...)

A crew in Japan has set the record for the deepest sea drilling and the deepest sub-sea level sample after recovering a 37-meter-long (121 feet) sediment c ... ( read original story ...)

Epicenter of the earthquake lies at Bhulbhule of Lamjung District this morning at around 5:42 (Local Time). It has been recorded with 5.8 magnitudes,' Dr Lokbijay Adhikari, Seismologist, National ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Sunday experienced a series of earthquakes on Sunday, including three in Chiba Prefecture that borders Tokyo. The biggest earthquake was located in the Pacific Ocean off the northern island ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Sunday experienced a series of earthquakes on Sunday, including three in Chiba Prefecture that borders Tokyo. The biggest earthquake was located in the Pacific Ocean off the northern island ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Sunday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 12.24 p.m. (local time), ... ( read original story ...)