One man was slightly injured in Kyushu after falling down some ... monitoring posts for nuclear plants in the area. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the “Ring ...

TOKYO (Agencies): A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday ... after the quake struck off Miyazaki prefecture in the Kyushu region around 21:19 pm (1219 GMT).

The possibility of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or higher is estimated at 8 to 13 percent in waters off Tottori Prefecture through Kyushu in the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan on Monday ... One man was slightly injured in Kyushu after falling down some stairs, NHK TV reported.

Kyushu Electric Power later confirmed ... although most are too mild to be felt. Japan saw its largest earthquake ever recorded in 2011, a magnitude-9.1 quake that struck the Tohoku region and ...

Korea, the next country, is also increasingly anxious about the 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture east of Kyushu, Japan. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake was observed last ...

The quake, centered at a depth of 36 kilometers (22 miles), shook a wide area in Kyushu ... at nuclear plants in the area. Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location along the ...