The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency stated that the earthquake occurred at approximately ... reaching an upper 5 on the Japanese intensity scale. The quake also affected Noto town with lower 5 ...

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale struck the Kyushu region in southwestern Japan on Monday, The Associated Press reported, citing the country's meteorological agency. The Japan ...

Navigating earthquakes is a tricky part of living in Japan. In the average year, Japanese people are shaken around 1,500 times. While most of these are minor shakes, experts say Japan is due for a ...

In the city, the quake registered an intensity of upper 6 on the Japanese seismic scale. Most of the roads leading to the city have reportedly been left impassable after the earthquake.

A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture around 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8 ...

With a seismic intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese earthquake scale of zero to seven, the house and store belonging to Komine's parents were damaged. The following month, Komine left Fukushima to ...