The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday local time, triggering a tsunami of up to 28 inches in Pacific coast communities, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency ...

An earthquake has struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, east of Japan, where one person reported their 'whole house ...

A 6.7-magnitude quake struck off Japan’s coast early Sunday evening, prompting a tsunami advisory, which was later lifted. By Ashley Ahn Japan briefly issued a tsunami advisory on Sunday after a ...

A strong earthquake and several subsequent tremors rattled northern Japan on Sunday evening, triggering tsunami advisories along the coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake ...

Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern regions, injuring 30 and forcing evacuations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

The epicentre of the quake was 80km off the coast of Aomori prefecture, at a depth of 50 km, the Japan Meteorological Agency says. The tsunami warning has been issued for the northern prefectures of ...