The caption reads: “March 11, 2011 — the day Japan was shaken by one of the deadliest tsunamis in history. A Japanese Coast ...

Aftershocks rattled Japan on Tuesday after at least 62 people were killed in a powerful earthquake on the western coast that flattened buildings and triggered tsunami warnings. On Monday afternoon ...

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Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, says the quake has caused numerous casualties and they face a "race against time" to rescue survivors Around 1,000 rescuers are searching for people who they ...

Strong 7.1 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan, triggers tsunami advisories The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.1, according to USGS, and was recorded about 15 miles deep ...

Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation, but a tsunami warning of the magnitude of Monday's had not been issued since a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant in March 2011.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered in waters off the eastern coast of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu at a depth of about 19 miles.

A tsunami warning of Monday’s had not been issued since 2011. At least 48 people have been reported dead amid the ongoing earthquakes in Japan that began on Monday.

While Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, the 7.0-magnitude temblor is one of the largest ever recorded in this part of southern Japan, Caruso told Live Science.