An earthquake registering an intensity of upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale of zero to 7 has hit the Aso region of Kumamoto Prefecture, in the southwestern part of the country.

A series of earthquakes struck off Indonesia within 24 hours between Friday and Saturday, highlighting the seismic risks that ...

TOKYO -- A powerful and extremely deep earthquake struck near a group of remote Japanese islands and shook Tokyo on Saturday, but officials said there was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries or ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate prefecture in the north of the country on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, asking residents to stay away from coastal areas.

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological ...