Two earthquakes jolt northeastern Japan

Two earthquakes of magnitudes 6.1 and 5 struck Saturday off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, the country's meteorological agency reported. Japan Miyagi Prefecture The agency said the earthquakes occurred ... ( read original story ...)

Strong quake hits east coast of Honshu, Japan

A strong earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 10.44 am today. The Malaysian Meteorology Department, in a statement, said the quake occurred ... ( read original story ...)

6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Miyagi prefecture on Saturday, officials said, adding that no tsunami was issued. ( read original story ...)

Kanji Cheat Sheet: Reading Emergency Alerts in Japan

One of the scariest alerts you’ll hear in Japan is hands down the infamous earthquake alarm. Blasted on cell phones throughout the potentially affected areas, the “Earthquake Early Warning” (緊急地震速報) ... ( read original story ...)

5.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Monday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor occurred at 6.34 a.m., with its epicentre at a ... ( read original story ...)

5.1-magnitude quake hits Iwaki of Japan: USGS

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 67 km SE of Iwaki, Japan at 21:33:49 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 31 ... ( read original story ...)