Second Quake Hits Japan, Evacuations Ordered
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An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the  Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong  quake to hit the area in five hours, forcing hundreds to  evacuate as quake-generated tsunami waves approached.
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A powerful earthquake, followed by strong aftershocks, has rocked a wide area of Japan, causing at least two deaths and more than 100 injuries.
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Two earthquakes, the first with a preliminary magnitude 5.2, struck Niigata region on the Sea of Japan coast, where repeated quakes have killed at least 37 people and forced tens of thousands
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Japan&#39;s central and western regions were shaken by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, following two strong temblors that hit the area on Sunday.
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TWO more earthquakes hit the central region of Japan today, where thousands of residents are still living in emergency shelters after a major quake more than a week ago.
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Second powerful earthquake in as many days triggers regional tsunami warning.
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit northern Japan on Tuesday, 67 miles northeast of the east coast city of Sendai, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.
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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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A moderate earthquake shook western Japan  on Tuesday, two days after over 40 people were injured when two  strong quakes hit the region.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Military helicopters evacuated earthquake victims from a wrecked village and traumatized residents huddled in shelters and salvaged belongings from flattened homes Sunday in the aftermath of a string of earthquakes in northern Japan that killed at least 16 people and injured a reported 900 others.
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Two strong aftershocks rattled northern Japan Thursday, weeks after a powerful earthquake killed 39 people and injured thousands. The tremors sent residents dashing under tables and caused at least one injury.
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Thousands of people were facing a second night in emergency shelters or out in the open yesterday after the deadliest earthquake to strike Japan in nine years left at least 21 people dead and more than 1,800 injured.
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A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks struck northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and reportedly injuring more than 900 as buildings crumbled, a
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A series of powerful earthquakes has killed at least 18 people and injured more than 800 people in northern Japan. The first quake struck on Saturday in Niigata prefecture, 200km north of Tokyo, followed by strong aftershocks.
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A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Sunday, injuring at least two people, news reports said. There were no immediate reports of damage.
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Tokyo (dpa) - Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.9 and 7.4 hit western Japan Sunday night, injuring at least 38 people and causing more than 6,000 people to evacuate for fear of tidal waves, police and firefighters said Monday.