TOKYO -- Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast ...

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Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the ...

The Japanese Meteorological Agency said the quake struck off Hokkaido and issued an alert for a tsunami of up to 10 feet.

A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The ...

Japanese 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 ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit Japan's northeastern region on Friday, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake struck at 11:44 a.m. (0244 GMT ...

A signboard informing drivers of a road closure in Chitose, Hokkaido, following the earthquake that hit northeastern Japan last night. (Reuters pic) There have been no reports of Malaysians affected ...