Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu and a 4.9 earthquake in the Hokkaido region shortly ...

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the northern part of the country, causing 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings. The ...

Japan’s weather agency has warned that another large-scale earthquake could follow the 7.5-magnitude tremor which hit the country on Monday. The earthquake has left at least 33 people injured and led ...

A collapsed road in Tohoku in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2025. Reporter A “megaquake” could occur along Japan’s main island north coast in the coming week, authorities said in a ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A new “megaquake advisory” in Japan is raising questions about what it could mean for Pacific coastal communities — including here in Oregon. The advisory was issued after a ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means. It's been an unsettling few days in ...

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island, on Monday. As residents assess the damage, officials warn that another major quake ...