Earthquake
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General NewsM6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi Prefectures Observe 4 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Tohoku region at 12:16 p.m. Thursday...
April 4, 2024
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General NewsStrong Quake Rocks Okinawa Prefecture; Tsunami Warnings Issued (Update1)
Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press) — A powerful earthquake rocked Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan...
April 3, 2024
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General NewsM6.1 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Aomori, Iwate Prefectures Observe Lower 5 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted the Tohoku region at 4:24 a.m. Tuesday, ...
April 2, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Joetsu, Hokuriku Shinkansen Lines Resume Operations After Being Suspended by Earthquake Near Tokyo
The Joetsu and Hokuriku shinkansen lines fully resumed operations by 10:41 a.m. on Thursday after...
March 21, 2024
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General NewsStrong Earthquake Rocks near Tokyo; Saitama and Tochigi Prefectures Observe Lower 5 Quake on Japan’s Seismic Scale of 7 (UPDATE 1)
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 jolted the Kanto region just after 9 a.m. Thurs...
March 21, 2024
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General NewsM-5.8 Quake Hits Fukushima Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Fukushima Prefecture at around 12:14 a.m. on Friday, registering m...
March 15, 2024
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General NewsNews in Pictures: 13 Years On, Tohoku Remembers 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Many people visited seaside areas and monuments in the Tohoku region on Monday to remember loved ...
March 12, 2024
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General NewsMagnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Chiba Prefecture
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake with an epicenter off the east coast of Chiba Prefecture struck at aro...
March 12, 2024
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ScienceResearchers to Conduct Drilling Survey Related to 2011 Quake, Seek to Ascertain Mechanism Behind Giant Tsunami
A team of international researchers will begin a large drilling survey in September around the ep...
March 12, 2024
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General NewsIndescribable Pain of Losing All 3 Children; Mother Shares Tragic Story of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
There have been countless times when Ryoko Endo, 55, has wanted to live in a place where nobody k...
March 11, 2024
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General NewsTokyo, Kanto Shake as M5.0 Quake Hits Chiba Pref.: No Tsunami Warning, Advisory Issued
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the Kanto region at around 1:49 a.m. Saturday, according to the ...
March 2, 2024
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General News
M5.2 Earthquake Hits Tokyo’s Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 struck Tokyo’s neighboring areas at 5:43 a.m. on...
March 1, 2024
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General NewsTokyo, Kanto Shake as M4.7 Quake Hits Coast Off Chiba Pref.: No Tsunami Warning, Advisory Issued
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook the Kanto region at around 11:13 a.m. Thursday, according to the...
February 29, 2024
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General NewsMagnitude 5.1 Earthquake Hits Ehime, Hiroshima Prefectures; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku at around 3:24 p.m. Monday, measuri...
February 26, 2024
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General NewsEarthquake Measuring Magnitude 4.3 Hits Kyoto Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected (Update 1)
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.3 hit Kyoto Prefecture at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesd...
February 14, 2024
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Nankai Trough Megaquake Tsunami could Hit in 2 Minutes; Japan Authorities Urge Caution after Recent Earthquake
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Strong Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected (UPDATE 1)
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M4.8 Earthquake Hits Central Tokyo; No Tsunami Expected
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Nankai Trough Megaquake Estimated Death Toll Lowered, Tsunami-hit Area Increased in Govt Report
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M5.2 Earthquake Hits Tokyo’s Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected