Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

Multiple earthquakes struck southern Japan on Sunday, rattling a region already known for its persistent seismic activity. No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and ...

Aftershocks have been felt across Japan after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Monday. The quake has left at least 51 people injured, with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning ...

Japan’s weather agency has issued its highest-level warning that a megaquake could follow Monday’s 7.5-magnitude tremor. Authorities urged anyone living near the Pacific coast to remain vigilant ...

Geologists from Heriot-Watt are part of an international research team that has confirmed why the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake off northeast Japan behaved in such an extreme and destructive way.

Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu and a 4.9 earthquake in the Hokkaido region shortly ...