Japan earthquake live: People urged away from coast despite downgrade

Japan earthquake live: People urged not to return to coast despite tsunami warnings being downgraded - First tsunami waves have begun reaching Iwate prefecture ...

Japan earthquake LIVE: Nara rocked by huge 5.7 tremors as Osaka also hit

Nara and Osaka in Japan have been rocked by a huge 5.7 earthquake as buildings shake in the major cities. MORE UPDATES TO ...

Major earthquake off Japan's north coast prompts tsunami alert

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan's northern coast, prompting a temporary tsunami alert across the region.
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As it happened: Major quake hits northern Japan, triggers tsunami warnings

TOKYO: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday (Apr 20), Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to 3m in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5 hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in Kashmir

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale struck parts of Afghanistan on Saturday morning, with tremors also felt across the Kashmir Valley. The earthquake occurred at around 8:24 am, ...

Large earthquake strikes off Japan, prompting tsunami alert

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for coastal areas ...