A 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar provided the first-ever recorded footage of a ground rupture, shifting 2.5 metres in just 1.3 seconds, revolutionizing earthquake research.

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The earthquake appeared to be the strongest anywhere in the world since the March 2011 earthquake off northeast Japan that ...

Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, says the quake has caused numerous casualties and they face a "race against time" to rescue survivors Around 1,000 rescuers are searching for people who they ...

Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more earthquake warning and 20 minutes more tsunami warning. The network spans ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 18.6 miles.

Aftershocks rattled Japan on Tuesday after at least 62 people were killed in a powerful earthquake on the western coast that flattened buildings and triggered tsunami warnings. On Monday afternoon ...

Japan is prone to earthquakes, with many fault lines and volcanoes. A massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011 caused widespread damage in northeastern Japan.

Hundreds killed in Ecuador earthquake 44 photos Unlike the strike-slip earthquakes in Japan, this one was a so-called megathrust quake, which occurs when one tectonic plate jams under another.