Additionally, Akusekijima was rocked by two more tremors overnight. The first, at 12:08 am, measured 4, followed by a ...

Following a series of ominous rumblings, the volcanic island of Miyakejima in the Izu island chain spat a huge plume of smoke ...

Kagoshima, July 4 (Jiji Press)--A dozen of residents left Akusekijima aboard a ship Friday morning after a powerful earthquake rocked the Tokara chain island in southwestern Japan the previous day ...

A ferry carrying 46 people from the islands of Akusekijima and Kodakarajima arrived at Kagoshima Port at around 5:40 p.m. on Sunday, hours after the vessel operated by the village of Toshima departed.

Kagoshima, July 6 (Jiji Press)--A total of 46 evacuees left Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry Sunday morning after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the Tokara chain islands in the ...

Seismic activity remains high near the Tokara island chain, which includes Akusekijima and Kodakarajima. More than 1,400 jolts registering an intensity of 1 or higher have been observed since June 21.

Japan began evacuating its citizens from the southwest islands on Friday amid recurring tremors. Authorities began evacuating residents from the village of Toshima on Akusekijima, one of the ...

A sparsely populated string of islands in southwest Japan has experienced more earthquakes than it has people over the past two weeks, recording more than 800 tremors strong enough to be felt on ...

What’s happening right now? Evacuations Underway: Residents of Akusekijima, part of Kagoshima’s Tokara island chain, began evacuating on Friday, July 4, following a 5.5-magnitude quake.

On Friday, 13 residents evacuated the village of Toshima on Akusekijima and arrived at Kagoshima Port by ship, local media reported.

Following Thursday's quake, local authorities in Toshima, consisting of seven inhabited islands and five uninhabited ones, pledged to evacuate residents willing to leave Akusekijima.

A similarly intense quake was also recorded earlier in the day, shortly after 4:30 a.m., on nearby Akusekijima island.