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

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

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

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

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 ...

Earthquakes have been occurring in the populated island chain near the Tokara Islands since June 21. While no major damage has been reported so far, there is still uncertainty about when the ...

Since June 21, more than 1,000 earthquakes have rattled the Tokara Islands, stretching south from Kyūshū toward Okinawa, including a major tremor of level 6 lower seismic intensity on July 3.