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

Officials said the megaquake advisory is not a prediction and the probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake is only about ...

A house lies in the sea off a village near the Onagawa nuclear power plant on March 20, 2011, nine days after the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan's main island ...

The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.

A powerful magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a ...

Japanese officials said to expect a tsunami of up to 3 meters in some areas after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the ...

Japan is now bracing for more damage after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday. The quake was followed by a series ...

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency says 20-70cm (8- to 27-inch) tsunamis observed at several ports. A powerful 7.5-magnitude ...

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday afternoon local time off the northern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological ...