A remarkable find beneath the Pacific Ocean uncovers a fragile clay layer that intensified the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and ...

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said.

The word tsunami is now universally used to describe massive, devastating sea waves, but its origin lies deep within Japanese culture and language. Over time, global catastrophes forced the world to ...

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s Iwate coast on Sunday, days after a stronger 7.2-magnitude quake shook the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. People living on large swathes of Japan's coastline were urged to ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit off the coast of the northern Japanese prefecture of Iwate around 7:30 a.m. local time, ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 ...

June 25 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Japan's northeast coast on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, no injuries were immediately reported and no irregularities were found ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Whales have been seen washed ashore in Japan by tsunami waves, ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 shook northeastern Japan early Sunday, but it posed no threat of tsunami, ...