An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region.

The government says the probability of a Nankai Trough megaquake occurring within the next 30 years stands at 60 to 90 per ...

June 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Japan's northeast coast on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, no injuries were immediately reported and no irregularities were found ...

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast near Iwate Prefecture on Sunday. No tsunami warning was ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 ...

The April 20 earthquake off the Tohoku region caused minor injuries, rekindled haunting memories of the 2011 disaster and ...

More than 2 million cars could be damaged by tsunami waves in the event of a megaquake along the Nankai Trough off Japan's ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...