Quake Hits Eastern Japan

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan on Friday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck eastern Japan on Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, rattling buildings in Tokyo.

A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.

A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but there are no reports of injuries or damage, and authorities say a tsunami is not likely.

The quake hit at 8:44pm local time (1144 GMT) at a depth of 63 kilometres, in the Chiba prefecture which neighbours Tokyo.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says a 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 hit eastern Japan on Friday, public broadcaster NHK said.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan on Sunday, but a nuclear plant that was crippled by a huge quake and tsunami in March remained stable, officials said. The quake hit at Ibaraki, 136 kilometres (84 miles) east of Tokyo and just south of Fukushima, at 10:23 am (0123 GMT) with its depth at 24.7 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami alert which was lifted soon after.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The alert was prompted by a quake that the U.S. Geological Survey measured at 7:23 a.m. on Monda...

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan on Friday, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck eastern Japan on Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, rattling buildings in Tokyo.

A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.

A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but there are no reports of injuries or damage, and authorities say a tsunami is not likely.

The quake hit at 8:44pm local time (1144 GMT) at a depth of 63 kilometres, in the Chiba prefecture which neighbours Tokyo.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says a 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 hit eastern Japan on Friday, public broadcaster NHK said.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan on Sunday, but a nuclear plant that was crippled by a huge quake and tsunami in March remained stable, officials said. The quake hit at Ibaraki, 136 kilometres (84 miles) east of Tokyo and just south of Fukushima, at 10:23 am (0123 GMT) with its depth at 24.7 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami alert which was lifted soon after.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The alert was prompted by a quake that the U.S. Geological Survey measured at 7:23 a.m. on Monda...