Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee warned the quake can occur in any of the 23 active faults and fault zones spanning at ...

Wajima, Japan — A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 55 people dead, according to Japan's state broadcaster NHK, ... Fukui and Gifu prefectures.

AT about 8 p.m. local time on June 28, four severe earthquakes affected the sea and land areas around the town of Fukui, on the west coast of Honshu Island, Japan. The epicentres of the shocks ...

Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of earthquake-resistant homes than the national average, a survey found.

Japan’s “major earthquake” warning has put much of the country on high alert, even as some experts cast doubt on whether such an advisory is necessary or accurate.

Japan’s “major earthquake” warning has put much of the country on high alert, even as some experts cast doubt on whether such an advisory is necessary or accurate.

The earthquake in Japan was a magnitude of 6.7, according to CBS News. It was initially measured as a 6.9, but Japan’s meteorological agency decreased it after re-examining the event. The tremor ...

Navigating earthquakes is a tricky part of living in Japan. In the average year, Japanese people are shaken around 1,500 times. While most of these are minor shakes, experts say Japan is due for a ...

At least seven people were killed and more than 700 people injured when a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday. The quake, which rocked the island just before 8 a.m ...

But earthquakes over 1,000 gals are not unusual in Japan, and some have exceeded 4,000 gals. For this reason, some construction companies build housing that is designed to withstand seismic shocks ...

The earthquake, which was part of a series of deep aftershocks, struck hundreds of miles beneath Japan's Bonin Islands, shown here. Photograph by FLPA, Alamy Stock Photo. SCIENCE; ...

The damage inflicted by the magnitude-7.6 earthquake that hit central Japan one month ago is estimated at several hundred billion yen, according to local government officials.