Following a series of earthquakes off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, a ferry carrying five evacuees left Akusekijima Island, part of that island chain, on Wednesday morning.

More than 1,700 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.5 jolted the coast of the Tokara Islands, Japan, at around 11 am (2:00 am GMT) on Tuesday. The tremor registered a level 4 on the Japanese seismic ...

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

The nation’s top earthquake expert has dismissed claims circulating online that the recent chain of intense seismic activity ...

More residents of Akusekijima Island are to be evacuated in response to a series of earthquakes off the Tokara Islands in ...

Kagoshima/Tokyo, July 5 (Jiji Press)--An earthquake measuring up to upper 5, fourth highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck Saturday morning off Akusekijima, one of the Tokara ...

On Akusekijima Island, the tremor registered upper 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, which goes from 0 to 7. There has been a marked increase in seismic activity around the Tokara island chain ...

More than 900 earthquakes have rocked the Tokara island chain in southern Japan over the past two weeks, according to Japan’s meteorological agency, raising fears among residents and prompting ...

Residents of the Tokara Islands in the village of Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, began evacuating Friday morning following a powerful magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck a day earlier, which ...

Japan briefly orders evacuation as 1,000 quakes shake Tokara Islands since June Residents were urged to evacuate to “a school playground in Akuseki Island,” a municipal official reportedly said. — ...

A seismic intensity of "6-lower" on Japan's 7-point scale—indicating a strong quake capable of causing structural damage—was recorded on Akuseki Island, part of the Tokara archipelago.