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Rescue operations are ongoing following the 6.8-magnitude quake, as survivors wrestle with the shock. ( read original story ...)

Thirteen people are confirmed to have died in an earthquake that struck south-west Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said Rescue efforts are underway at a shopping mall in Kumamoto, where many ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A ... ( read original story ...)

Multiple people are trapped in a collapsed mall after a strong earthquake struck southern Japan, according to fire officials. With a magnitude of 7.1 and depth of 10 ... ( read original story ...)

Ask a seismologist which place handles earthquakes better, and you will likely get a pause before an answer. Both California and Japan sit atop some of the most active fault systems on the planet, yet ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's parliament enacted legislation on July 24 to create a secondary capital with the authority to assume core national administrative functions if Tokyo is incapacitated. ( read original story ...)

Japan offshore wind earned its first seismic certification: Bureau Veritas Japan confirmed the 315 MW Oga–Katagami–Akita project's earthquake-resistant monopile design, the world's first for a 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists estimates a 70-80% chance of a magnitude-8 to -9 earthquake within the next 30 years around the tectonic plate boundary off Japan’s Pacific coast. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A Japanese research team has found that the "locked zone" in the expected source region of a feared Nankai Trough earthquake has changed over･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has downgraded its tsunami warnings to advisories but the public are still advised to stay away from coastal areas. Tsunami warnings had been issued for most of Japan’s eastern coastline after a ... ( read original story ...)

A seismic wave generated by Japan's devastating 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres to the boundary of Earth's core, reflected back about 13 minutes later and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is well known for its large earthquakes, but not all regions show the same patterns of earthquake activity. One way to understand which places tend to experience large or small earthquakes is ... ( read original story ...)

A remarkable find beneath the Pacific Ocean uncovers a fragile clay layer that intensified the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. This concealed geological aspect enabled the rupture to ... ( read original story ...)

Venezuela and Japan were both rocked by powerful earthquakes on June 24, but why did one suffer widespread destruction while the other escaped with limited damage? ( read original story ...)

Just last week, a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan in Iwate prefecture on the main island of Honshu ... ( read original story ...)

In Tokyo, a family checks their earthquake emergency bag after reading Japan’s official disaster guide. With a 70% chance of a major Tokyo earthquake within 30 years, they realize their kit is far ... ( read original story ...)