The advisory called for people to immediately leave the water in Miyazaki, Oita, Kagoshima, Kokchi and Ehime prefectures. The Nuclear Regulation Authority tried to ease fears about the earthquake ...

The earthquake occurred less than 20 miles off ... NHK reported these warnings were also extended to the Kagoshima and Ehime prefectures, with the Miyazaki prefecture potentially being impacted ...

The Ehime Prefecture Ikata nuclear power plant and the Kagoshima Prefecture Sendai nuclear power plant did not report any unusual activities during the warning, its operators said. The earthquake ...

Kagoshima and Ehime prefectures. The shallowness of the tremor has meant that it is a more powerful earthquake. Operators of nuclear plants on Kyushu and Shikoku said they were checking to see if ...

For U.S. seismologists, Japan’s “megaquake” warning last week renewed discussion about when and how to warn people on the West Coast if they find elevated risk of a major earthquake.

Aug. 8 (UPI) --A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Thursday afternoon, sparking a tsunami advisory around the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit ...

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of ... Oita, Kagoshima, and Ehime prefectures. The situation is being closely monitored following the quake initially reported as a 6.9 magnitude.