Japan's 7.1 quake leaves 50+ injured, several feared dead; tsunami warning liftedA powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, triggering a tsunami warning. Thousands of homes lost power, and roads and b...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Japan lifts advisory a week after 7.7-magnitude quakeJapan has lifted a special advisory warning of major earthquakes following a 7.7-magnitude tremor that struck off its northern coast. While...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Japan Earthquake: Bullet train services halted between Tokyo–AomoriEarthquake Today in Japan: A magnitude 7.5 quake off Japan's coast has halted bullet train services between Tokyo and Aomori. The powerful ...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan, NHK saysAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck mountainous Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday. The quake hit Omachi in ...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.38 AM IST
A Slow-Motion Earthquake Just Lasted 30 Years: What Scientists Found Beneath JapanGeophysicists have identified slow-slip events, releasing tectonic stress gradually over months or years without causing damage. Japan's Na...
28 Feb, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 rocks JapanA magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Japan late Saturday night near the East Coast of Honshu, at a depth of 50km. Japan, a highly seismic nati...
05 Oct, 2025, 06.39 AM IST
Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano erupts in Russia following Kamchatka earthquake, the sixth strongest recordedA powerful earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The quake triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Following the earthquak...
31 Jul, 2025, 12.59 AM IST
Japan issues tsunami warning after magnitude 8.7 quake off Russia, over 3 meters high waves expectedFollowing a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan has issued a tsunami advisory for its Pacific coastal...
30 Jul, 2025, 07.56 AM IST
Potential Nankai Trough megaquake fatality estimate 300,000, Japan plans to keep it under 60,000, an 80% reductionJapan aims to reduce the projected death toll from a potential Nankai Trough megaquake by 80 per cent and cut structural damage by 50 per c...
10 Jun, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Japan Earthquake: Tsunami Advisory Lifted After 6.9 Magnitude Quake Hits SouthwestJapan was shaken by a strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake on January 13, 2025, off the coast of Kyushu in the southwest region. The quake, whic...
13 Jan, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Megaquake advisory in Japan: What does it mean?Japan is on high alert after its first megaquake advisory, issued post a 7.1 magnitude quake off Kyushu. Increasing the likelihood of a mas...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
Taiwan earthquake: From trembling bridges to houses collapsing, videos and photos capture the nation's strongest quake in 25 yearsA 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, leaving one dead, over 50 injured, and causing 26 building collapses. It's the strongest in 25 ye...
03 Apr, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Japan braces for tsunami after powerful quakes: Urgent evacuation advisories issuedJapan issues tsunami warning post 7.6 magnitude quakes hitting Ishikawa, causing collapses and power outages. Urgent evacuations advised as...
01 Jan, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
Is planet Earth on 'quake mode' again? Experts watch closelyExperts find it difficult to draw a quick conclusion as predicting the quakes more accurately in time and space still remains a task for th...
17 Apr, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Scientists trigger artificial quake on Japanese mountainMount Zao is a 1,841-metres high complex volcano on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan.
22 Oct, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
- Indian N-plants have safer design: NSA
AEC and AERB chiefs briefed the PM about the technical safety systems in place in existing power plants in India.
17 Mar, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- No rethink on Jaitapur N-plant
The prime minister had assured Parliament on Monday that the country's nuclear power reactors were safe.
16 Mar, 2011, 01.28 AM IST