Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful earthquake that jolted northern Japan on Dec. 8 and triggered tsunami warnings is not expected to impact the United ...

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ...

(The Center Square) - A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern region of the archipelago around 11:26 p.m. local time. Japan's ...

A very strong earthquake hit off Japan’s northeastern coast late Dec. 8, and officials warned people who live near the sea to move to higher ground. The quake measured magnitude 7.6 and was centered ...

A major earthquake rocked Japan's northern coast late Monday, with the country's meteorological agency recording several tsunami waves reached the shoreline and local media reporting injuries. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east ...

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The study could help scientists understand and respond to other intense ...

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

A powerful earthquake that jolted northern Japan on Dec. 8 and triggered tsunami warnings is not expected to impact the United States, officials said. According to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning ...