In response to the increased seismic activity, officials have urged the 89 residents of one of the smaller islands in the ...

More than 1,000 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale — including one that measured ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit south-western Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, triggering concerns amidst viral rumors of a predicted mega-disaster on ...

TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Akusekijima in Toshima village of Japan's Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday, the country's weather agency said. The ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.