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Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northern Japan

Officials flag a small, short-term chance of a larger quake, urging preparedness.

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Powerful Offshore Quake

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

Japan Cold Wave Leaves 46 Dead as Rising Temperatures Raise Avalanche Risk

Japan’s Heavy Snowfall Leaves 46 Dead as Self-Defense Forces Join Relief Effort

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

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

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

Director Confirms Prabhas Safe After 7.6-Magnitude Quake Off Misawa Triggers Tsunami Alerts

Japan Eases Tsunami Alerts After 7.6 Quake Off Aomori; At Least 30 Injured