Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. 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.

Japan is no stranger to severe earthquakes. It lies on the Ring of Fire, an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. “Japan sits on the boundaries of ...

When a 4.4-magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles on Aug.13, it didn’t come as a complete surprise to everybody. About a million Californians got an early alert on their phones that a quake was ...

Old footage from the Japanese government in 2016 simulating the potential effects of a powerful earthquake has been misrepresented online as showing the tremor that shook the country's south in August ...

The ribbon-like oarfish hovers in the water, creates a bioluminescent glow and is said to warn of an upcoming earthquake.

An EERIE photo shows a “ghost” lurking in a rural Japanese school that was abandoned following the tragic 2011 Fukushima ...

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The alert system’s utility here may be limited by the layout of Alaska’s most hazardous seismic zones, which are primarily ...

This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It ...

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-east Japan and killed more than 20,000 people and its aftermath ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is committed to further strengthening its ties with Japan in the field of disaster risk ...