It’s not just Tokyo that faces the risk of being struck by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or higher within 30 years. The same goes for the nation’s southern islands of Kyushu and ...

Traffic lights and cars shook and dishes fell off shelves during Thursday's earthquake off the southern island of Kyushu, but no serious damage was reported. Tidal waves of up to one metre arrived ...

which separates Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku and Oita Prefecture on Kyushu. It is in an area where seismologists have long anticipated a megaquake known as the Nankai Trough earthquake to occur.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority said all 12 nuclear reactors, including three that are currently operating, on Kyushu and Shikoku remained safe. Earthquake myths: California experts discuss ...

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?

Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake.

Panel of experts examine Kyushu earthquake in link with Nankai Trough (17:00 JST) The Japanese government's panel of experts are examining the strong earthquake in Miyazaki and Kagoshima ...

Three more earthquakes struck Japan's Kyushu island early this morning. The biggest yet, a 7.0, which struck around 2am, was at a depth of 10km. It was later followed by a 5.8 and 5.7. The ...

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TOKYO, January 13. /TASS/. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan’s prefecture of Miyazaki in the south of the country’s third-largest island, Kyushu, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.

Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main ... Although the castle was damaged during an earthquake in 2016, its tower has been meticulously restored, and ongoing efforts continue to rebuild ...

Kitakyushu City has unveiled a disaster preparedness plan urging residents to stock at least three days’ worth of portable ...