Japan has downgraded its tsunami warnings to advisories but the public are still advised to stay away from coastal areas. Tsunami warnings had been issued for most of Japan’s eastern coastline after a ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off the ​northern coast of Japan, prompting warnings that tsunami waves of up to 3m could hit. So far, no damage has been reported and no waves have exceeded 1m.

A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, measured at a magnitude of 7.7 by the Japan Meteorological Agency. TSUNAMI WARNING: The ea ...

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 ...

The quake, which hit at 4:53 p.m. local time, initially triggered fears of tsunami waves as high as 3 metres. However, waves of up to 80 cm were recorded about two hours later, prompting officials to ...