Magnitude-3.7 earthquake hits Mang Den in central Vietnam, no damage reported
Vietnam News 17:21 15/01/2026A magnitude-3.7 earthquake struck Mang Den Commune in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam on Wednesday evening, causing slight shaking in homes but no casualties or property damage.
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Talaud Islands, GFZ says
World 11:02 11/01/2026JAKARTA - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Talaud Islands on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
Strong magnitude-6.2 earthquake strikes Japan's Chugoku region
World 15:32 06/01/2026An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Over 900 graves closed in Japan's Noto quake area
World 17:30 01/01/2026KANAZAWA, ISHIKAWA PREF. -- More than 900 applications needed to close family graves have been filed in the Okunoto area of central Japan since it was hit by the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
18,000 still in temporary housing 2 years after Noto quake
World 16:22 31/12/2025WAJIMA, ISHIKAWA PREF. -- Over 18,000 people are still living in temporary housing two years after a massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left about 700 people dead or unaccounted for.
Taiwan rattled by 7.0 magnitude quake, no major damage reported
World 09:30 28/12/2025TAIPEI - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan's northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage.
Tokyo inland earthquake likely to kill 18,000: new govt estimate
World 17:09 19/12/2025TOKYO -- In a worst-case situation, up to around 18,000 people would be killed chiefly in Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures if a powerful inland earthquake with a magnitude of around seven occurs in the heart of the capital, the government said in its new damage estimate on Friday.
Japanese public urged to stay vigilant after quake advisory ends
World 18:10 16/12/2025TOKYO -- The Japanese government on Tuesday called on people to remain prepared for a possible major earthquake and tsunami although the Japan Meteorological Agency's week-long advisory for a potential megaquake in northern and northeastern Japan expired at the end of Monday.
Tsunami advisories issued briefly for northern Japan
World 22:35 12/12/2025TOKYO -- Japan issued tsunami advisories for the Pacific coast of Hokkaido and Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures from northern to northeastern Japan after another offshore earthquake shook the regions late Friday morning.
Many in Japan urged to stay ready to evacuate after Aomori quake
World 16:41 10/12/2025TOKYO -- Japan on Tuesday advised citizens in a wide area to stay ready to evacuate anytime because another big earthquake may strike following the one that occurred off Aomori Prefecture in the northeastern region Monday night.
Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
World 16:08 09/12/2025Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes.
Earthquakes hit Vietnam’s Hue, Son La
Vietnam News 12:02 08/11/2025A mild earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck Hue City, central Vietnam on Friday evening, while a magnitude-3.6 quake was recorded in the northern province of Son La earlier the same day, according to the Vietnam Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Earth Sciences.
