Japan's new Prime Minister visits crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Oct 17, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida travelled on Sunday to the defunct Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in...

Japan: Quake of magnitude 6.0 strikes 208km NE of Tokyo

Mar 14, 2024

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck 208km NE of Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology reported.

5.9-magnitude quake strikes eastern Japan including Tokyo, disrupting trains

Aug 23, 2026

An earthquake measuring 5.9 in magnitude hit eastern Japan early Sunday, causing injuries and transport delays across Tokyo and neighbouring prefectures. The tremor registered...

77 people trapped, 700 injured across Taiwan after powerful earthquake

Apr 03, 2024

The 7.4 magnitude quake has killed four people and injured more than 700 others, according to NFA. Of those injured, 132 are in Hualien...

5.5 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan, second in a single day

Oct 17, 2025

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening, marking the fourth quake to hit the country in less than a month and the...

Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 rocks Nepal's Kathmandu

Mar 31, 2023

According to NCS, the quake occurred at a depth of 25 kilometres.