Earthquakes rattle northwestern Japan; 5 dead, more than 500 ...
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TOKYO - A barrage of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks thundered across northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least five people, knocking down buildings and forcing hundreds to flee their homes for safety.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake killed at least three people in Japan on Monday, injured more than 500, flattened houses and started a small fire at the world's largest nuclear power plant.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Strong aftershocks shook northern  Japan on Sunday after the country's deadliest earthquake in  nine years killed at least 18 people and injured some 1,500 as  houses collapsed, roads crumbled and rail tracks buckled.
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An earthquake measuring about 7.3 on the Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong quake to hit a area in five hours, and evacuations were ordered due
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A strong quake, with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale, jolted northern Japan, near an area that was recently hit by tsunamis, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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A strong earthquake jolted the northwestern Japanese area of Niigata on Monday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The preliminary magnitude was 6.6.
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Two powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Sunday, rattling several major cities and triggering tsunami waves. At least 14 people were injured, news reports said, but no damage was immediately reported.
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At least 15 people died in a series of seven earthquakes that struck northwest Japan yesterday, collapsing homes and highways, cutting power and derailing a high- speed ``bullet&#39;&#39; train.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 has shaken northern Japan in the same region that was hit by a deadly tremor last month, but there are no immediate reports of serious injuries or damage.
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NAGAOKA, Japan  - A strong earthquake with a  magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan on Wednesday in the same  region where the country's deadliest quake in a decade killed  at least 31 people and injured more than 3,400 five days ago.
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NAGAOKA, JAPAN - An earthquake shook Japan on Wednesday as rescuers dug out members of a family buried alive during a weekend earthquake.
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A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, a bullet train derailed and roadways were torn apart.
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and a series of big aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens while triggering landslides and knocking out power.
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A series of powerful earthquakes, one measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, rocked northwestern Japan, mainly in the Niigata Prefecture, Saturday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has rocked northern Japan near the area where the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in years struck in October.
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A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, destroying some houses and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.
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A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, a