The Earth's surface is constantly reshaped by the movement of tectonic plates, which make up the continental crust on which ...

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Work is under way to ship sweet peas in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2025.

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

It says the updated possibility for a Nankai Trough quake was not affected by Monday's strong jolt off Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, or by another powerful quake in the area in August.

On January 13, 2025, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, security video captured intense shaking caused by a 6.9 magnitude ...

Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the ...

TOKYO — A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan today, and local authorities issued a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey said the 6.8-magnitude quake struck Miyazaki Prefecture at a depth of 48.9 ...