Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

The phenomenon of rising or “floating” manholes is believed to be caused by ground liquefaction due to the earthquake. According to the water and sewerage bureau of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture ...

In addition, the earthquake reached about 9-and-a-half miles in depth. For an interactive map of where exactly the earthquake hit, click here. No significant damage was immediately reported from USGS.

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Those false postings calling for rescue on social media in the Noto earthquake on Jan. 1 have become a social problem. A man who lived in Saitama Prefecture was arrested in July by Ishikawa ...

The Environment Ministry plans to release crested ibises next year in central Japan's earthquake-hit Noto region ... The planned release in the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture would be the ...