Very Strong Typhoon "Maria," still a Super Typhoon according to the JTWC, is heading toward Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and China. Its center is expected to pass right over or very near Miyakojima, Japan around 06:00 UTC on July 10, just north of northern...
July 09, 2018
Japan's Kuchinoerabujima volcano, which last erupted in 1980, had a new eruption on August 3, 2014, at 03:24 UTC (12:24 local time). Japanese volcanologists raised the alert level to 3 and closed access to the summit area. The eruption lasted about 10 minu
August 04, 2014
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) recorded a very strong earthquake measuring M 6.6 near Ryukyu Islands on March 2, 2014. USGS is reporting M 6.5 at depth of 111.2 km (69.1 miles); EMSC Mw 6.4 at depth of 110 km. The earthquake
March 02, 2014