Japan sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean, and is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. An earthquake on Jan. 1 in Japan's ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

“Japan sits on the boundaries of four tectonic plates, which makes it one of the most earthquake-prone areas ... Because ...

seismologists were worried that the earthquake would cause tension that might set off a bomb that was ticking away offshore in Japan, near the Nankai trough, which is probably the most dangerous ...

“However, it is important to keep in mind that an earthquake ... Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is one of the world ...

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Japan on Monday. Tsunami warnings that were issued have since been lifted. A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan ... the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, Japan is one of the world’s most tectonically active countries.

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region late Monday ... Tsunamis occur globally but are most frequent in the Pacific and Indonesia. Around 80 percent of tsunamis occur in the ...