Multiple people were missing a day after a magnitude-7.1 quake struck Kumamoto prefecture, partially collapsing buildings, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern ...

A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center ...

Authorities said there were no reports of damage to major public facilities or infrastructure including three nearby nuclear power plants.

The earthquake, which had an epicenter in the southwest part of the country, was measured at magnitude 6.8 and a depth of 10 kilometers, or just over 6 miles.

A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday morning, causing damage to buildings and numerous injuries and deaths.

A strong magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off northern Japan, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet). The quake hit on Monday at 4:53pm local time ...

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