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On October 23, an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. Japan Earthquake: 6.1 Magnitude ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. According to the Japan Meteorological A... ( read original story ...)

Insurance firms that underwrite earthquake insurance in Japan are facing almost $1 billion of claims from this years Osaka and Hokkaido earthquakes, according to the latest data from the local insuran... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: The weather agency reported that an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, however no tsunami warning was issued. According to the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)

Tom Heaton thought it was crazy when, back in the 1970s, he first heard about the concept of an earthquake early warning system. Japan’s high-speed rail system already was using the technology to slow ... ( read original story ...)

Japan sits along the Ring of Fire, a 40,000 kilometer (25,000 mile), earthquake and volcano-prone arc which spans the boundary of the Pacific tectonic plate with smaller plates such as the ... ( read original story ...)

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes Volcano Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 143.8567° East, 23.1697° North, depth 38.4 km. Unique identifier: us1... ( read original story ...)

The 634-metre high Tokyo Skytree is one of the buildings where KYB shock absorbers have been installed, according to Japanese media. Photograph: Aflo / Rex Features A Japanese hydraulics firm has admi... ( read original story ...)

The 634-metre high Tokyo Skytree is one of the buildings where KYB shock absorbers have been installed, according to Japanese media. Photograph: Aflo / Rex Features A Japanese hydraulics firm has admi... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials on Thursday ordered a company that falsified data on the quality of its earthquake shock absorbers to replace its products in hundreds of buildings, including a ma... ( read original story ...)

The network of seismic stations keeping track of earthquakes as they happen in the northwest has a new leader. Dr. Harold Tobin is the new director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, based at t... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 165 km E of Nago, Japan (103 miles). Event id: us1000h3q5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3q5. A tsunami warning has ... ( read original story ...)

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Hasaki in Japan. The epicenter was at a depth of 23.62 km (15 miles). Exact time and date of event ... ( read original story ...)

“But if they know how to react then they would be better off.” READ MORE: Japan earthquake kills at least 9, rescuers rush to unearth survivors Experts say there’s a 44 per cent chance of ... ( read original story ...)

The number of foreign tourists to Japan dropped for the first time in more than five years during September, as an earthquake and typhoon brought a temporary halt to travel in some of the country’s to... ( read original story ...)

A company supplying equipment to protect major buildings in Japan from earthquakes has admitted falsifying data, authorities said Wednesday, stressing there was no immediate safety risk. ( read original story ...)