Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. unknown content item A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to ...

Another strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Wednesday, just days after a different tremor injured more than 30 ...

Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year, a staggering figure that would seem disastrous for most countries. Yet, despite sitting at one of the most ...

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Japan time. The ...

The main earthquake struck just before 4:30 p.m. local time and was relatively shallow, with an epicenter about 6 miles beneath the surface. It was felt across much of Kyushu, according to the USGS.

TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, leaving many presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall, thousands of houses without power and ...

A preliminary 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Japan, including Tokyo, early Sunday. At least five people were injured, trains were delayed and a water pipe ruptured in Tokyo's Koto ward. No ...

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan — an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly shifting slabs of ...

A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the most earthquake-prone ...