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Earthquakes

Japan Eases Tsunami Alerts After Powerful Offshore Quake, Keeps Watch for Bigger Shocks

Officials say the chance of a much larger quake this week is higher than usual.

Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northern Japan

Magnitude 7.5 Quake Off Japan’s Sanriku Coast Triggers Tsunami Warnings

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Indonesia's Molucca Sea as Tsunami Alert Lifts

Japan’s M6.2 Off Shimane Spurs Dozens of Aftershocks, Peru Registers M5.6

Strong, Shallow Quake Shakes Japan’s Shimane Prefecture as JMA Warns of Aftershocks

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Rattles Western Japan, Shinkansen Suspended for Checks

Japan Reports Injuries After Strong Shimane Quake as Aftershock Risk Remains

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Jolts Western Japan With No Tsunami Reported

Mexico Logs 2,625 Aftershocks After M6.5 Guerrero Quake as Peru Records Moderate Shakes

Magnitude 6.0 Offshore Quake Strikes Near Noda, Japan

Japan Lifts Weeklong Quake Advisory as New Study Warns of Worst-Case M9 Toll

GFZ Study Flags Locked Marmara Fault Segment as Istanbul’s Most Acute Quake Risk

Tsunami Advisory Lifted After 6.7–6.9 Quake Off Northern Japan

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 6.7 Quake Off Aomori

Hokkaido Localities Confront Fiscal Strain: Tomari OKs Household Vouchers, Police Investigate SNS Scams, Quake Alert Triggers Fishing Pauses

US B-52s Train With Japanese Fighters as Regional Tensions Rise

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Strikes Off Aomori With Tsunami Alert Lifted

Japan Issues Rare Megaquake Advisory as Injuries Rise After M7.5 Off Northern Coast

Japan Balances Carrier Tensions, Donation-Reform Deadlock and Hokkaido Nuclear Restart