TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The following is an earthquake alert issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Day and Time: March 19, 2025 ...

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked the southwestern part of Japan has triggered a tsunami advisory for the entire country. According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the earthquake ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued on Thursday its first-ever warning of the risk of a huge earthquake on the country’s Pacific coast, following the quake that struck Kyushu. Japan’s prime ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a mega-earthquake advisory on Aug 8, following a magnitude 7.1 temblor that rocked the western Kyushu region on the same day. What does the advisory mean?

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit Tokyo and eastern parts ... at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Kanagawa does not lie within the western zone along the Pacific ...

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern ... injured but there were no reports of serious damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling on people in areas of the Nankai Trough quake's expected hypocenter to take disaster prevention measures. It says the possibility of a mega earthquake is ...

In some areas, buoys outfitted with sensors monitor for tsunamis. As with earthquake alerts, the Japan Meteorological Agency uses TV, radio, and mobile phones to distribute the warnings.

An earthquake struck off the coast of northern ... Reuters reported that the Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory across northern Japan for a tsunami as high as three feet.

Drought in the mountainous areas of central and northeastern Japan is contributing to the spread of forest fires on a scale ...

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern ... but there were no reports of serious damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centred ...