Earthquake in Japan caused buildings to collapse as dozens reportedly injured

Nearly 20% of global earthquakes measuring 6.0 or higher occur in Japan. Since 2011, when a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and ...
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Japan: Fire forces 170 buildings to evacuate, one missing

The southern Japanesecity of Oita saw a fire that resulted in more than 170 buildings being evacuated, with one person in his 70s being missing. Some 175 residents moved to emergency accommodation ...

Death toll rises in Japan. Why does the country experience so many large earthquakes?

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan, which sits on the boundary ...
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Japan rocked by several earthquakes, including magnitude 6.8 quake, as Pacific Ring of Fire activity continues

A series of earthquakes rocked Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island Tuesday afternoon, including a magnitude 6.8 ...
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Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations

TOKYO (AP) — Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring ...