Japan’s Meteorological Agency lifted a tsunami warning late Monday following a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of southwest Japan. The earthquake, which occurred shortly after 9:19 ...

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the ...

The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 8-9 earthquake in the Nankai Trough within 30 years. Experts ...

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region on Monday, according to the Meteorological Agency. Tsunami warnings ...

Japan saw its largest earthquake ever recorded in 2011, a magnitude-9.1 quake that struck the Tohoku region and caused a huge tsunami.

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Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude, trigger colossal tsunamis and kill several hundred thousand ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a ... capital Tokyo and killed at least 20,000 people. The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled into a fierce tsunami and nuclear disaster ...

The Earthquake Research Committee said it has increased its estimate of the probability to between 75 and 82 percent from ...