A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

A 20-centimeter tsunami was later recorded reaching Miyazaki city, public broadcaster NHK reported. There were no issues reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai ...

Tsunami warnings were issued for civilians, and many were told to evacuate as a precaution. This is the moment a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan today. Tsunami warnings are now in ...

TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude ... residents should earthquakes of the same magnitude hit the area, according to weather officials.

A tsunami warning has been issued for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Hyuga-Nada Sea off the coast of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

A tsunami advisory for the Miyazaki Prefecture ... Last January, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s western region, killing over 200 people and damaging or destroying about 49,000 homes ...

Those stories originated in Japan, where some taxi drivers in the city of Ishinomaki reported encountering “ghost passengers” ...

Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki ... Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit south-western Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later ...