Shelter for families with kids opens after Kumamoto earthquake
World 17:20 01/09/2026An evacuation shelter catering to the needs of pregnant women and families with children has been set up in Hikawa, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, that was hit hard by a major earthquake in late July.
Aeon sets up panel to probe fatal blast after Kumamoto quake
World 16:06 20/08/2026Aeon Co. said Thursday it has set up a committee of outside experts to investigate a fatal blast that occurred at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture shortly after last month's earthquake in the southwestern Japan prefecture.
Japan's earthquake leaves communities thirsting for water and relief from heat
World 13:23 30/07/2026YATSUSHIRO, Japan - The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of Yatsushiro, but town official Akio Matsushita is most worried about the invisible threats from the lack of water and power amid the punishing summer heat.
Powerful quake hits northeastern Japan; 6 injured
World 15:40 25/06/2026TOKYO -- A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan, including Aomori Prefecture, on Thursday morning, with six people confirmed to have suffered injuries.
Buildings collapse as quakes rock Venezuela, 'high casualties' likely
World 10:47 25/06/2026CARACAS - Strong earthquakes struck west of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday afternoon, bringing down buildings in Caracas and causing scientists to estimate "high casualties and extensive damage" to the South American country.
Outdoor hospitals, cut-off communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41
World 13:01 09/06/2026Doctors treated patients in tents set up under a scorching Philippine sun on Tuesday -- including helping a young mother give birth -- as the death toll from a major earthquake that collapsed buildings and sparked tsunami warnings topped 40.
Earthquake in China causes light tremors in Hanoi
Vietnam News 15:07 19/05/2026A magnitude-5.2 earthquake which struck Liuzhou in China on Monday evening caused residents in high-rise buildings in Hanoi to feel light tremors.
Strong quake strikes northeastern Japan
World 16:45 20/04/2026TOKYO -- A strong earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Monday, measuring up to upper 5, the fourth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, and triggering tsunami warnings.
Philippines ends quake rescue efforts, priority now on helping the 20,000 displaced
World 18:28 03/10/2025Philippine authorities said on Thursday that search and rescue operations in quake-hit Cebu province have ended, as the current death toll of 72 was not expected to go much higher and missing people had been accounted for.
Strong quake hits southwestern Japan
World 16:36 18/09/2025TOKYO -- A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Wednesday night, measuring lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the nation's seismic intensity scale, in Suwanosejima, an island in the village of Toshima in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Tsunami possible in Russia's Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts
World 15:44 03/08/2025Tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East, the nation's Ministry for Emergency Services said on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands.
Magnitude-5 earthquake strikes northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:14 16/05/2025A magnitude-5 earthquake occurred in Muong Cha District, Dien Bien Province, northern Vietnam at noon on Friday, the Institute of Earth Sciences reported, warning of a level-two disaster risk for the epicenter area.
