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Oarfish typically live in deep water, at depths up to 3,300 feet. According to Japanese legend, the sight of them in shallow waters is an omen of earthquakes. The belief dates back to the 17th century ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 0219 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 15.9 km, was ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 0013 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted southeast of Honshu, Japan at 11:38:05 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ... ( read original story ...)

New Delhi: A massive earthquake struck the National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) on Tuesday at 14:50 PM and tremors were felt across different part of the national capital. “An earthquake with a ... ( read original story ...)

That’s when the massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake shook East Japan, where Takazawa grew up, two years ago on March 11. The alarm has reminded him to pray for the hundreds of thousands of victims ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- In recent remarks, a high-ranking official of the Japanese government implied that no records exist of the massacre of Koreans and others in the chaos ensuing the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. ( read original story ...)

Japan to Nepal are 7 countries that are earthquake-prone, situated along tectonic plate boundaries. They face varying levels of seismic risk, necessitating robust preparedness and infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)

Thursday marks five years since a powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi ... Five years on, the island is rebuilding its infrastructure with comprehensive assistance from Japan, ... ( read original story ...)

Kim Song, North Korea's ambassador to the world body, said in his address that Japan discharged the water in defiance of strong protests and criticism from the international community, "causing ... ( read original story ...)

Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: “The Big One” is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: A 5.6 magnitude quake jolted southeast of Honshu in Japan, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The temblor that hit the region at 2122 GMT on Thursday was epicentered at 31.09 ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Southeast of Honshu, Japan, at 2122 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. Enditem ... ( read original story ...)

A beautiful city registered as a World Heritage site collapsed in an instant. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco in North Africa. The reason for the enormous damage, though not on such a large ... ( read original story ...)

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's Hirara on Monday. This was confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Earlier this month, prime minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised disaster ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northeast of Taiwan region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The earthquake w ... ( read original story ...)