A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan, on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, reported Reuters. The earthquake ...

The 9.0 earthquake that struck the northeast coast of Honshu this past March is not likely to have such an impact on Japan’s history. Nevertheless, there are parallels. Like the 1923 quake ...

The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day killed at ... in nine prefectures on the western coast of main island Honshu to evacuate. They were spending the night in sports ...

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet. Tremors of the first earthquake ...

A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck Japan’s Kyushu region on Wednesday at 7:34 PM (IST), according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred ...

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the government sees about an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a tremulous seabed zone known as the Nankai ...

On March 11, 2011, the 9.0-magnitude Great East Japan Earthquake struck the country, making it the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The unprecedented disaster triggered a tsunami and ...

Financial Times - Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along its urbanised Pacific coast, create 12.3mn evacuees and cause $1.8tn of economic damage ...

People across Japan bowed their heads and prayed on March 11 for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan 14 years ago. Prime Minister Shigeru ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Up to 298,000 people are expected to be killed in Japan due mainly to a tsunami and building collapses if an earthquake of around magnitude 9 occurs in the Nankai Trough off ...