Japan quakes kill eight
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Tokyo - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and swarms of aftershocks rocked central Japan and the capital Tokyo on Saturday, killing at least eight people including four children, officials said.
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A series of powerful earthquakes has killed at least 18 people and injured more than 800 people in northern Japan. The first quake struck on Saturday in Niigata prefecture, 200km north of Tokyo, followed by strong aftershocks.
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BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake killed at least eight people and buried many others under collapsed buildings.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centers in northwestern Japan after a strong earthquake flattened hundreds of houses and killed at least seven people.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Military helicopters evacuated earthquake victims from a wrecked village and traumatized residents huddled in shelters and salvaged belongings from flattened homes Sunday in the aftermath of a string of earthquakes in northern Japan that killed at least 16 people and injured a reported 900 others.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but there  were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami  warning was issued.
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Western Japan around Osaka was shaken by two strong earthquakes yesterday, causing 18 injuries and triggering tsunami warnings along the coast, Kyodo News reported.
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The death toll from a series of powerful earthquakes in central Japan has reached 18, with more than 800 injured. The biggest quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.
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At least 18 people were killed, nearly 900 injured and at least three missing in Niigata Prefecture after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked northern Japan along the Sea of
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Several strong earthquakes shook parts of Japan on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 90 others. The quakes cut out power, toppled homes and derailed a bullet train.
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Tokyo- An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude at Ritcher Scale rocked the Northern Japan on Monday. It is an earthquake prone area where country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in years struck last month.
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THE DISASTER: A series of earthquakes that hit northeastern Japan &#151; the largest measuring magnitude 6.8 &#151; leaves 98,000 residents in shelters.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 5.8 jolted northern Japan on Monday, public  broadcaster NHK said, in the latest aftershock to hit a region  that was struck by a deadly tremor last month.
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TOKAMACHI, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and  strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least six  people, injuring more than 500 while knocking out power and  phone services and forcing thousands to evacuate, media said.
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: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocked northern Japan today near the area where the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in years struck last month.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake flattened houses in northwestern Japan on Monday, killing at least six people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and sparking a small fire at the world's biggest nuclear power plant.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open-ended Richter scale has shaken western Japan and officials have issued tsunami warnings, reports broadcaster NHK.