Japan has downgraded its tsunami warnings to advisories but the public are still advised to stay away from coastal areas. Tsunami warnings had been issued for most of Japan’s eastern coastline after a ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off the ​northern coast of Japan, prompting warnings that tsunami waves of up to 3m could hit. So far, no damage has been reported and no waves have exceeded 1m.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s coast, triggering local tsunami warnings but posing no threat to Hawaii or the ...

According to the US Geological Survey, the quake hit about 18 kilometres west of Sarabetsu, a small town on Hokkaido -- Japan's northernmost main island -- at a depth of 81 kilometres.