Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to 111 active volcanoes, about 10 percent of the global total.

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan Region at 1457 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. ■ ...

When an earthquake occurred on Sept. 24 in the waters near Torishima island, it set off a sense of urgency at the Japan Meteorological Agency office in Tokyo, nearly 600 kilometers north.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 52 jolted Volcano Islands Japan region at 195354 GMT on Thursday the US Geological Survey said The epicenter ...

The Ring of Fire is a string of Pacific volcanoes. Eruptions are a constant threat for Indonesia and other nations ...

The U.S. Geological Survey considers it a “high threat” volcano, but that’s a step below its “very high threat” neighbors, including all of those above. Earthquakes are normally detected ...

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Rainier. The agency added that other earthquakes of a smaller magnitude also occurred, but seismologists have been unable to locate them. But both the Cascade Volcano Observatory and the Pacific ...

Mount Adams — a breathtaking snow-capped peak in the state’s southern region — has been struck by seven low-intensity earthquakes since September, according to the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

The United States Geological Survey says it has detected dozens of earthquakes around Kamaʻehuakanaloa, with at least two measuring greater than a magnitude 4.0. The underwater volcano is located ...