A 6.7 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region.

2025-12-12

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers tsunami

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of possible aftershock.

2025-12-09

7.6-magnitude earthquake off southern Philippines causes damage and evacuations

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, sending people out of houses and buildings in panic, knocking out power and prompting officials to order villagers to evacuate.

2025-10-10

Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting Japanese tsunami alert

Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the powerful, magnitude 8.0 quake that hit on Wednesday morning near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

2025-07-30

At least nine dead as 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan Wednesday morning, causing widespread damage and putting neighboring countries on high alert for any reverberating effects such as tsunamis.

2024-04-03

Disaster-prone areas blind to emergency alerts, Japan quake reveals

Parts of Korea's tsunami-prone east coast could be in an emergency alert blind spot, even as the frequency of natural disasters in the region continues to rise.

2024-01-07

President Yoon expresses condolences to victims of Japanese quake

President Yoon Suk Yeol shared his condolences to the victims of the recent earthquake in Japan in a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday...

2024-01-02

Minor tsunami waves arrive at Korea's East Sea coast

The Korean weather agency reported that a wave that reached 45 centimeters high was detected at 6:06 p.m. at the port of Mukho in Donghae, Gangwon.

2024-01-01

Water discharge from Fukushima nuclear power plant begins

Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called on Tokyo to be “transparent and responsible over the next thirty years” in its sharing of information regarding the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant that began on Thursday.

2023-08-24

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