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The government lifted a rare warning for a potential megaquake a week after a magnitude-7.5 tremor struck off its northern coast, the country's weather agency said.

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan on Tuesday, the ...

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off ...

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country's northeastern coast Tuesday, one week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake ...

The advisory urges people to prepare emergency bags should they need to evacuate quickly. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

An advisory regarding the increased risk of another strong earthquake was lifted at midnight Monday (Dec 15), following a magnitude 7.5 temblor that rattled northern and northeastern Japan a week ago, ...

Japanese seismologists are urging people -- mainly in northern Japan -- to remain vigilant for more quakes and tsunami a week after a magnitude-7.5 temblor struck off the eastern coast of Aomori ...

Seismic activity remains high off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake on Monday.

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.