After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people, an old video of houses collapsing spread globally in social media posts that falsely linked it to the ...

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2025 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event, but triggered by a mineralogical shift in Earth’s mantle.

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area.

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

The probability of a “megaquake” happening in Japan within the next 30 years has risen to over 80 per cent, the government’s earthquake investigation panel found. A megaquake is defined as ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, ...