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Dozens of earthquakes struck near Japan on Monday following a cluster of seismic activity that rocked the area over the ...

A tsunami of about 10 centimeters (4 inches) was detected at Ofunato city in Iwate Prefecture, Ominato port, Miyako and ...

A powerful earthquake, with an upgraded magnitude of 6.9 and a depth of about 12 miles, struck off the coast of northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday.