According to the USGeology Survey, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit 18km off the coast of Otsuchi town in the Iwate prefecture, Japan, Sunday. There are no reports…

Japan and South Korea are on high alert over an announcement from North Korea that they would be launching a satellite later this month. Japan put its…

A strong earthquake struck just off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit…