Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. unknown content item A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to ...

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Japan time. The ...

Another strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Wednesday, just days after a different tremor injured more than 30 people. An earthquake hit off the coast of Sanriku, east of the country, ...

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan – an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly-shifting slabs of ...

The main earthquake struck just before 4:30 p.m. local time and was relatively shallow, with an epicenter about 6 miles beneath the surface. It was felt across much of Kyushu, according to the USGS.

(CNN) — A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the most earthquake-prone ...