Nearly 2,200 earthquakes strong enough to be felt by humans have recently struck around a southwestern Japanese island chain.

School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly ...

Over 1,600 quakes hit Japan's Tokara Islands, sparking fears after a manga predicted a megaquake on 5 July. Experts warn ...

Two small islands in the southwestern part of Japan have moved apart by nearly 10 centimetres over the course of three days ...

More than 2,000 earthquakes that can be felt by humans have recently struck around a southwestern Japanese island chain.

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday.

Following a series of ominous rumblings, the volcanic island of Miyakejima in the Izu island chain spat a huge plume of smoke in 2000.

TOKYO -- A record 740 earthquakes have been recorded off the coast of the Tokara island chain in southwest Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture in the last 10 days, the weather agency announced July 1.

There have been no reports of damage however authorities have advised residents to prepare to move to safety if needed.

Japan pressed forward with the evacuation of residents living across the southwestern Tokara Island chain as a series of ...

Following a series of earthquakes off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, a ferry carrying five evacuees left ...

Since June 21, the Tokara Islands have experienced more than 1,000 earthquakes, with a magnitude 5.5 quake being recorded on Wednesday.