July 3 (UPI) --An island chain in southwest Japan was shaken by an earthquake on Thursday after over 1,000 tremors throughout two weeks. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Tokara island chain ...

Damage risk is heightened by the possibility, perhaps 50:50, of a local tsunami being generated, depending only on the ...

Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit the island - Kyodo/Getty Images ...

A remote island in Japan was jolted by more than 900 earthquakes in the span of one week, according to the weather agency, raising fear and panic among the residents. The Japan Meteorological ...