The Japanese government on July 1 approved significant upgrades to the plan to safeguard the public in the event of a major ...

Japan has developed an undersea warning system that can detect earthquakes 20 seconds before they reach land, significantly ...

Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come.

Japan’s government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged ...

If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables ...

The “megathrust” earthquake’s undersea magnitude was 9.0, recorded as one of the worst in Japan’s history. It began on the Pacific seabed 45 miles away from the eastern coast of Japan, as reported by ...

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A torii gate is damaged after an earthquake at a shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture ...

Japan lowers its tsunami warning but tells people not to go home after several earthquakes. Cracks are seen on the ground in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan on Monday following an earthquake.

Japan issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate seaside areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline Monday. (Kyodo News via AP) Show Caption. 1 of 15.

Japan walloped by magnitude 7.6 earthquake, government warns affected residents not to return home. A tsunami warning of Monday’s had not been issued since 2011.

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake, estimated at 8.9–9.0 on the Richter scale, rocked Japan. The quake, whose epicenter was the Oshikah Peninsula, triggered a 10-meter tsunami, which wiped out whole ...