The report predicts up to 12.3 million evacuees one week after the earthquake. That's 10 percent of Japan's population. It says the disaster would result in economic damage of 270.3 trillion yen ...

The tremors came days after Japan warned that a powerful earthquake in the Nakai Trough could kill up to 300,000 people and set off destructive tsunamis in Japan. It also comes soon after two ...

IBARAKI, Osaka (Japan): The country’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture. The 420-meter-long bridge was built across a lake created by a dam and is ...

The Ava Bridge was previously blown up by the British in 1939 as Japan invaded, having been built under Empire rule in 1934.

On March 11, 2011, the 9.0-magnitude Great East Japan Earthquake struck the country, making it the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan. The unprecedented disaster triggered a tsunami and ...

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking ...

The 7.7 magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar 's second largest city, struck at midday and was followed ...

Financial Times - Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost 300,000 people along its urbanised Pacific coast, create 12.3mn evacuees and cause $1.8tn of economic damage ...

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, which could trigger devastating tsunamis, the ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

Three people died in Myanmar after a mosque partially collapsed, according to reports. The quake destroyed multiple buildings ...