A Japanese government panel also predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 could occur near the trench within 30 ...

According to Japan's Earthquake Research Committee ... predictions must accurately extrapolate three factors: the location of occurrence, the time of occurrence, and the magnitude of the earthquake.

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 ... data and almost instantaneously issue estimates of its size and likely location. This network is crucial to informing Japan’s early-warning ...

A research team in Japan has warned that unreleased stress energy at an undersea trench off northern Japan has become large ...

On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. In 2004, ...

giving people some time to get to a safer location. They're also crucial for rail travel. Japan Railways trains automatically halt when the earthquake detection system kicks in. Related stories In ...

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day, toppling buildings and sparking a major fire. A major tsunami warming was issued for the Noto peninsula as a result ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee has raised the estimated probability ... Even so, a Nankai Trough earthquake would light up half the map in red, particularly in the west.

On the morning of September 1, 1923, an earthquake with a magnitude believed to be around 7.9 rattled the Kanto region. The ...