A persistent swarm of earthquakes in the Aegean Sea has raised concerns about a potential larger quake and subsequent tsunami ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...

Roki Sasaki is Major League Baseball's hottest new star but he had to struggle through adversity to get there, losing his father and grandparents in Japan's deadly 2011 tsunami.

Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of ... highlighting the potential for further sea disturbances. Japanese authorities swiftly issued tsunami advisories for waves up to about 3.5 feet ...

Japan Earthquake: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit the Kyushu region at 9:19 pm local time in southwestern Japan on Monday (January 13), according to the Japan ...

Rikuzentakata, Japan. March 11, 2011. (Courtesy of Fumiaki Konno) The Tohoku earthquake — the ... not tall enough to halt a tsunami the same size as 2011 — waves were as high as 60 feet ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off ... to the US Geological Survey. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre high and urged people ...

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck southern Japan. The quake was felt in the Kyushu region on Monday. A tsunami warning was initially issued but was lifted after a 20-centimetre wave reached ...

TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the country’s southwest. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.