Scientists have uncovered a rare slow-motion earthquake in Japan’s most tsunami-prone fault zone.

SNS:An earthquake measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was felt on Akusekijima Island in Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, at 4:32 a.m. on Wednesday.

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Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle ...

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Slab geometry, deep seismicity, and Late Cenozoic volcanism in northeast China. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58053-5 ...

Seismologists remain calm about the seismic sequence. Efthymis Lekkas, president of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP), reassured the public, stating that the primary quake ...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Shigatse in southwestern Tibet on Monday, according to Chinese authorities. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km at 5.11am local time ...

Rest of World News: A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit near Mandalay, Myanmar, causing extensive damage and reaching Bangkok. The quake, originating from the Sagaing ...

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Monday’s earthquake was measured at a depth of five kilometers, which classifies it as a shallow-focus earthquake. Shallow-focus earthquakes are any earthquake measured at a depth of 70 kilometers or ...