A polar opposite of this may be the shriek of an earthquake or tsunami alarm. A recent spate of ballistic missile launches by North Korea caused the Japanese ... the sound was ominously jarring.

The agency, which is investigating the false alarm, estimated that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake would hit off the coast of the Ibaraki prefecture in north-eastern Japan. Predicting earthquakes with ...

A powerful earthquake has struck Japan, causing large waves and damage to buildings. The 7.6-magnitude quake took place in Noto province on Honshu island, with officials urging people in coastal ...

The fishing town of Wajima on Japan's west coast is burnt and ... crushed and activated by the quake, provide some of the only sound here. Though at the end of one street, a surviving vending ...