One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's ...

A 5.57-magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The tremor ...

A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. No major damage was reported, but ...

The Japanese and Kazakh foreign ministers have agreed to speed up the arrangement of a summit meeting of Japan and five Central Asian nations. The plan has been put on hold for the past year.

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the Noto Peninsula region on Monday, which as of Tuesday left a confirmed 48 people dead and rescuers searching for more people amidst crumbled buildings and rubble.

Porter notes that many older Japanese buildings are traditional post and beam wood frame construction, which “tends to be very fragile” and vulnerable to earthquake damage.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck western Japan on New Year’s Day has killed at least 62 people. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country faced “large-scale damage” as rescue teams ...