Tokyo, July 30 (Jiji Press)--A powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday was caused by movement along part of the Hinagu fault zone, which also triggered major earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture a decade ago, a Japanese government research

Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--A powerful earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan at around 4:27 p.m. on Tuesday, measuring up to 7, the highest level on the…

Japan earthquake Update: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, causing significant disruption. The tremor registered the highest level on Japan's shindo…