The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck offshore Japan on New Year’s Eve, prompting monitoring by authorities. No tsunami warning ...

Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.

A powerful earthquake that jolted northern Japan on Dec. 8 and triggered tsunami warnings is not expected to impact the United States, officials said. According to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning ...

A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck northeastern Japan, causing small tsunami waves but no apparent damage or injuries ...

An earthquake has struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, east of Japan, where one person reported their 'whole house ...

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of ...