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 East Coast of Honshu was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Richter Scale on April 4. It was the second jolt Japan faced after a 6.1 magnitude of earthquake struck the nation in ...

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale struck the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan on Monday, The Associated Press reported, citing the country's meteorological agency. The Japan ...

Japan is preparing for potentially devastating earthquake, with experts warning of increased likelihood of tremors with a ...

Japan issued a tsunami warning along with urgent evacuation orders after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale shook the Ishikawa region on Monday. Inbound tourism in Japan has ...

A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey put ...