In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

Additionally, Akusekijima was rocked by two more tremors overnight. The first, at 12:08 am, measured 4, followed by a ...

The nation’s top earthquake expert has dismissed claims circulating online that the recent chain of intense seismic activity ...

Following a series of ominous rumblings, the volcanic island of Miyakejima in the Izu island chain spat a huge plume of smoke ...

The U.S. Geological Survey registered a 5.6-magnitude quake on Wednesday afternoon in the Tokara Islands, a string of 12 islands between Japan’s main island and Okinawa.

TOKYO -- A record 740 earthquakes have been recorded off the coast of the Tokara island chain in southwest Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture in the last 10 days, the weather agency announced July 1.

More than 1,600 earthquakes that can be felt by humans have struck the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

FILE - Akuseki Island, one of the main islands of the Tokara Islands, is seen on July 20, 2009 in Toshima, Kagoshima, Japan. Sankei/Getty Images ...

A remote island chain in southern Japan has experienced over 900 earthquakes in the past two weeks, according to the country's weather agency. The continuous tremors have left residents anxious ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency. Authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami and ...

A remote island in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 earthquakes in the past two weeks, according to the country’s weather agency. The constant shaking has left residents scared ...

About 700 people live on seven of the 12 Tokara islands. There are no hospitals on some of these far-flung islands - the nearest is at least six hours by ferry to the prefectural capital, Kagoshima.