Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia's North Maluku, the geophysics agency said on Wednesday.

The season's most powerful cold air mass has been gripping Japan this week. As regions on the Sea of Japan coast are hit with ...

Japan Meteorological Agency issued what it calls Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information, which is a bulletin about the ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...

However, we remain on standby should the need arise,” he said. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) reported that the earthquake struck 210 kilometres northeast of Palu, Indonesia, at ...

A magnitude 52 earthquake struck Fukushima Prefecture Aizu region early Thursday and the Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of potential aftersho ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and nearby areas early Thursday, the weather agency said. No tsunami warning has been issued. The 2:49 a.m. quake measured ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and nearby areas early Thursday, the weather agency said.

The Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea Plate is slipping under the Eurasia Plate at the bottom of the sea off the southwest coast of Japan, produces massive earthquakes about every 100-150 years.

People in Japan commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which claimed over 6,400 lives.

The start of the drill coincided with a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck southern Japan on Monday evening. The Japan Meteorological Agency on Wednesday advised the public to expect possible ...