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

Additionally, Akusekijima was rocked by two more tremors overnight. The first, at 12:08 am, measured 4, followed by a ...

Following a series of ominous rumblings, the volcanic island of Miyakejima in the Izu island chain spat a huge plume of smoke ...

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

More than 1,600 earthquakes that can be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

Hundreds of Small Earthquakes Rattle Remote Islands in Japan More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

As of Thursday, the number of jolts surpassed 1,000 and 89 residents of one small southern island were told to evacuate. The Tokara Islands, situated in one of the most seismically active regions ...

TOKYO -- A record 740 earthquakes have been recorded off the coast of the Tokara island chain in southwest Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture in the last 10 days, the weather agency announced July 1.

Seven of the 12 Tokara Islands are inhabited, with about 700 residents in total. Experts said the island’s unusual underwater landscape makes it easy for pressure to build up and trigger ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency. Authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami and ...

Kagoshima/Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake measuring up to upper 5, fourth highest on the Japanese se… ...

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 ...