Quake hits mountainous, rural area near city of Chiayi Hit shortly after midnight, reports of minor damage TSMC evacuates factories in central and southern Taiwan TAIPEI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A 6.4 ...

TOKYO - A Japanese government panel said on Jan 16 it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a “mega quake” to up to 82 per cent in the next 30 years. Such a jolt could potentially ...

NHK said a tsunami, estimated to be as high as 1 meter (3.2 feet), reached land within 30 minutes of the quake. The waters detected at Miyazaki Port measured 20 centimetres (0.7 feet) high ...

No tsunami warning has been issued. The 2:49 a.m. quake measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in one spot in Hinoemata and 4 in another part of the same village ...