Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities. In its first such …
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake, measuring a lower 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, struck western Kanagawa Prefecture at 7:57 p.m. on Friday. There was no threat of a tsunami. There …
The Kyushu region appeared to have escaped major damage after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, causing a small number of injuries and …
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku and for the Meteorological …
The Meteorological Agency on Thursday issued its first-ever alert warning about a possible megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 quake that struck earlier in the day off …
As early as this fiscal year, the infrastructure ministry will select michi no eki roadside rest stations to serve as temporary shelters and bases for relief activities in times of …
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – Ishikawa prefectural police on Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old corporate employee for allegedly posting fake rescue requests on social media shortly after the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula …
By Seth Borenstein | Associated Press Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes …
Hirogawa, Wakayama Pref. – When a massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Kii Peninsula, the people of Hiro didn’t have smartphone alerts or loudspeakers to warn them of …
WARNINGS have been sent out across the popular tourist hotspot of Rhodes after it was hit with a 5.0-magnitude earthquake and a soaring heatwave. Temperatures across the Greek islands have …