Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Japan time. The ...

A powerful, magnitude 7.1 earthquake Tuesday afternoon in southwestern Japan killed at least 13 people, collapsed a shopping mall and damaged a 400-year-old landmark, according to morning-after ...

Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat. Extreme heat affects almost every aspect of an emergency ...

The first group of people began moving into temporary housing Saturday in a southwestern Japan town struck by a powerful ea ...

New footage has revealed the frantic scene of an earthquake hitting in the middle of surgery. The video was released by the Kumamoto General Hospital, in southwest Japan, more than a week after the ...

Ishikawa regional authorities released figures showing that 202 people were confirmed dead, up from 180 earlier in the day, with 102 unaccounted for, down from 120.

New Delhi: Northeastern Japan was struck by a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale early on Sunday morning. No tsunami warning has been issued following the quake, and there have ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south-western Japan on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping mall, bringing down a historic shrine, and killing at least 18 people. The toll is expected to rise as ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded 93 earthquakes of magnitude ...