Potential megaquake alert issued after north Japan hit by 7.5 magnitude quake

Dec 09, 2025

After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, officials have issued an alert for a potential megaquake in northern Japan as...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture; no tsunami alert issued

Jun 19, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], June 19 : A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday, however, no tsunami alert...

Uttarakhand becomes first state to launch an earthquake alert app

Aug 04, 2021

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 4 : Uttarakhand becomes the first state to launch an earthquake alert app named 'Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert'.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rocks Japan

Oct 07, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], October 7 : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan 10:41 pm (local time) on Thursday, the Japan Times reported.

Another magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattles Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

Feb 14, 2021

Fukushima [Japan], February 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Another 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday shortly after the region was hit by a strong...

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southwestern Japan

Jul 03, 2025

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit south-western Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.