But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... If you live in a coastal area, don’t wait for an official ...

Japan issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. Tsunami waves of up to 3 meters were ...

Japan is no stranger to severe earthquakes. It lies on the Ring of Fire, an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity on ...

Japan's health ministry has told ... cut off (as of 8 a.m. Thursday) Due to the earthquake, some roads have become impassable, leaving some areas cut off and without any help.

The maximum seismic intensity of 7 on the Japanese scale was observed ... but this magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred over a much wider area," he says. "Seismic activity triggered by underground ...

A powerful earthquake has struck Japan, causing large waves and damage ... with officials urging people in coastal areas to move to higher ground. Although the full extent of the damage is still ...

Other areas on the remote Noto Peninsula ... nuclear disaster and killed nearly 20,000 people. Japan has made itself more resilient to earthquakes and tsunamis over the years, and so have its ...

The quake's epicentre was 10km under sea level, off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima Island, the country's meteorological ...

The tiny firm that alerts Japan about earthquakes Eerie search for bodies ... for rescue operations and deliver supplies to isolated areas, as several roads remain blocked. According to public ...