In Japan, people do not build permanent houses. Most homes are made of wood, which helps prevent collapse during earthquakes. Even in the case of a stronger earthquake, people remain safe.

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday ... said windows were broken at the Miyazaki airport near the epicenter. The airport's runway was temporarily closed for ...

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.

An earthquake also hit Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa ... "The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists ...

13, with its epicenter in the Hyuga-Nada ... were lifted before 12 a.m. Following the earthquake, the tsunami advisory was triggered for Japan’s Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said there ... seismic activity in the Shikoku region, the assumed epicenter of an Nankai Trough earthquake, that measure crustal strain and other parameters.

TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, the country's weather agency said.

Japan's Noto Peninsula is reeling from its most powerful earthquake in a century, but the death toll is remarkably low. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the peninsula in central Japan on ...

At and after the Great East Japan Earthquake, social media such as Twitter ... users in their 20s to 40s living in areas far from the epicenter such as Kanto and Koshinetsu districts.

The extent of the damage following a massive earthquake along the Sea of Japan coast on New Year ... are increasingly likely not only around the epicenter of this quake, but also in areas ...

According to satellite imagery, Japan's Noto Peninsula was rattled and slightly enlarged when a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck on January 1. Preliminary satellite analysis and on-the-ground ...

A strong 6.8 magnitude struck near the city of Miyazaki in Japan on Monday, January 13. Following the earthquake in the Miyazaki prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a ...