In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

More than 1,700 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

The nation’s top earthquake expert has dismissed claims circulating online that the recent chain of intense seismic activity ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 jolted the coast of the Tokara Islands, Japan, at around 11 am (2:00 am GMT) on Tuesday. The tremor registered a level 4 on the Japanese seismic ...

A remote island chain in southern Japan has experienced over 900 earthquakes in the past two weeks, according to the country's weather agency. The continuous tremors have left residents anxious ...

About 700 people live on seven of the 12 Tokara islands. There are no hospitals on some of these far-flung islands - the nearest is at least six hours by ferry to the prefectural capital, Kagoshima.

The Tokara Islands, stretching south from Kyūshū toward Okinawa, have experienced hundreds of earthquakes of varying intensity since June 21.

Kagoshima/Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake measuring up to upper 5, fourth highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck Saturday morning off Akusekijima, one of the Tokara ...

A seismic intensity of "6-lower" on Japan's 7-point scale—indicating a strong quake capable of causing structural damage—was recorded on Akuseki Island, part of the Tokara archipelago.

Residents of the Tokara Islands in the village of Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, began evacuating Friday morning following a powerful magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck a day earlier, which ...

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday (Jul 3), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake's epicentre was off the ...