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TOKYO — A strong earthquake hit western Japan early Monday, cracking streets, cutting water and power to a number of homes and injuring five people. The Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck 12 kilometres (7 miles) underground near ... ( read original story ...)

In February another flurry of earthquakes hit the Earth's Pacific plate, renewing fears a massive tremor is on the way after four disasters jolted the region in January. Quakes have hit near Japan, Guam and Taiwan around the planet's so-called 'Ring of ... ( read original story ...)

A stone torii gate damaged by an earthquake is seen at Karita Shrine in Ohda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo April 9, 2018. Reuters At least five people were injured and buildings and roads were damaged after a 6.1-magnitude ... ( read original story ...)

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Japan early today, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead. The shallow tremor was gauged as magnitude 5.6 by the US Geological Survey ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – A strong earthquake in western Japan has cracked streets, cut water and power to a number of homes and caused slight injuries to five people. The Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck early Monday 12 kilometers (7 miles ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: A 5.6-magnitude quake hit western Japan early Monday, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead. The shallow tremor was gauged as magnitude 5.6 by the US Geological ... ( read original story ...)

A quake hit western Japan today, leaving three people with minor injuries and damaging buildings and roads, local media reported. The shallow tremor was reported as magnitude 6.1 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, according to Kyodo news agency, although ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: A quake hit western Japan on Monday, leaving three people with minor injuries and damaging buildings and roads, local media reported. The shallow tremor was reported as magnitude 6.1 by the Japan Meteorological Agency, according to Kyodo, although ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: A 5.6-magnitude quake hit western Japan early on Sunday, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead. The shallow tremor was gauged as magnitude 5.6 by the US Geological ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A series of shallow earthquakes shook parts of western Japan on Monday and authorities warned that further strong shaking is possible over the coming days. A quake at 1632 GMT measured at magnitude 5.8 by the Japan Meteorological Agency ... ( read original story ...)

The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert mechanism, warned of a big one directly hitting the Japanese capital -- potentially on the scale of the devastating 2011 earthquake that wrought massive destruction. ( read original story ...)

On 13 March 2018, over 1,000 Palestine refugee students from four UNRWA schools in Khan Younis, Gaza, gathered to fly kites of hope in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the most powerful earthquake ever recorded to hit Japan. For the seventh year ... ( read original story ...)

A recent study led by UMass Amherst looked at risk in southeast Japan after the devastating 2011 quake and tsunami. The Japanese government called for hazard-assessment research to define the nation's worst-case scenarios. Study centered on the Nankai ... ( read original story ...)

A lot of baby earthquakes don't grow up to become big earthquakes," she added. Earthquake early warning systems have been in place in Mexico and Japan for years. Now, a system called ShakeAlert is being developed for the west coast of North America. ( read original story ...)

(c) 2018, The Japan News/Yomiuri. The Japan Meteorological Agency will introduce Thursday a new method of predicting the seismic intensity of a large-scale earthquake in an effort to accurately issue Earthquake Early Warnings, even to areas distant from ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Minute's silence has been observed in Japan on Sunday to commemorate the victims of the deadly earthquake and tsunami which hit the country in 2011. The minute's silence has been announced via loudspeakers installed on the streets across ... ( read original story ...)