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On Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued its inaugural mega earthquake caution following a significant magnitude 7.1 earthquake th ( read original story ...)

Northern Japan was struck by a severe 6.8 magnitude earthquake today. No tsunami warning was issued. This follows recent seismic activity including a 7.1 magnitude quake in southern Japan and another in Kanagawa. ( read original story ...)

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has raised the risk of an even larger temblor on the Nankai Trough, an underwater subduction zone. ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake of magnitude of 6.8 hit northern and northeastern Japan on Saturday, local media said. However, the weather agency has not issued tsunami warning, Tokyo-based Kyodo News Agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was about 490 kilometers (304 miles) below the surface of the earth, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read ...

Japan increases disaster preparedness following a megaquake advisory along the Pacific coast. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cancels a trip to Central Asia due to heightened earthquake risks. Recent quakes and tsunami warnings prompt immediate action. ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.Experts however emphasise the risk, ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled plans to visit Central Asia and Mongolia this weekend, following an unprecedented advisory that the risk of a major Pacific coast earthquake was higher than usual. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cancelled plans to visit central Asia on Friday, and spearhead precautionary measures instead, following an unprecedented warning that the risk of a major Pacific coast earthquake was higher than usual. ( read original story ...)

The warning is the first issued under new rules drawn up after a 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster killed around 18,500 people in Japan. ( read original story ...)

The warning is the first issued under new rules drawn up after a 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster killed around 18,500 people in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida cancels plans to visit central Asia for summits after weather officials flag risk of major Pacific coast earthquake ( read original story ...)

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan around 4:42 p.m. local time (3:42 a.m. ET) at a depth of about 15.5 miles. ( read original story ...)

The quakes, measuring 6.9 and 7.1, shook the southern region, causing widespread damage and shaking buildings, cars, and infrastructure. ( read original story ...)

Thursday's quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered in waters off the eastern coast of Kyushu at a depth of about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) below sea surface, the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s meteorological agency said on Thursday that there was a higher-than-usual chance that an immense earthquake could hit the country in the next few days, following a 7.1-magnitude temblor off the southern island of Kyushu. ( read original story ...)