The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the ...

Nearly 2,200 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have recently struck around a southwestern Japanese island chain.

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a maximum seismic intensity of 3 in one instance, with the remaining tremors being ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has notified Japan's Meteorological Agency that a magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

Despite the eruption, no injuries were reported. Residents are warned to prepare for possible ash fallout and sudden ...

Earthquake in Japan: a 3D model reveals how hidden faults raised the ground by up to 5 meters on the Noto Peninsula.

A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.

Fears of an earthquake on or around July 5 originated from a manga graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, whom some claim to have ...

Japan’s skyscrapers are built to withstand some of the strongest earthquakes in the world, thanks to innovative engineering and seismic design. Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is no ...

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

Japan's weather agency said Wednesday that data from an offshore tsunami gauge in the Pacific Ocean is currently unavailable, ...

Japan has taken a bold step to calm public concerns over radioactive waste by transporting bags of mildly radioactive soil ...