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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 ...)

"The last thing we want is to have people lose faith in the system." Japan, which has one of the world's most sophisticated earthquake warning systems, offers an idea of what California should expect. ... ( read original story ...)

In regions that have traditionally suffered earthquake and tsunami damage, there are folk traditions that teach people how to survive. "Tsunami tendenko," a maxim handed down through generations in Ja... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- An earthquake Friday shook parts of a northern Japanese island where a stronger temblor last month set off deadly landslides and damaged a power plant. No injuries or damage has been reported ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Sputnik) - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, the country's Meteorological Agency said on Friday. The seismic focus was located in the southern part of t... ( read original story ...)