More than 1,700 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

The nation’s top earthquake expert has dismissed claims circulating online that the recent chain of intense seismic activity ...

TOKYO -- A record 740 earthquakes have been recorded off the coast of the Tokara island chain in southwest Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture in the last 10 days, the weather agency announced July 1.

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 jolted the coast of the Tokara Islands, Japan, at around 11 am (2:00 am GMT) on Tuesday. The tremor registered a level 4 on the Japanese seismic ...

Kagoshima/Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake measuring up to upper 5, fourth highest on the Japanese se… ...

Residents of the Tokara Islands in the village of Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, began evacuating Friday morning following a powerful magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck a day earlier, which ...

Earthquakes have been occurring in the populated island chain near the Tokara Islands since June 21. While no major damage has been reported so far, there is still uncertainty about when the ...

Concerns have grown after more than 900 earthquakes have shaken the Tokara islands over almost two weeks, nearly three times the number recorded in similar past events, with the strongest reaching ...

About 700 people live on seven of the 12 Tokara islands. There are no hospitals on some of these far-flung islands - the nearest is at least six hours by ferry to the prefectural capital, Kagoshima.

The Tokara Islands, stretching south from Kyūshū toward Okinawa, have experienced hundreds of earthquakes of varying intensity since June 21.

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture—A relentless series of earthquakes has shaken Akusekijima island here in the remote Tokara island chain, causing sleepless nights, emotional strain and growing ...