According to a study published in the journal Science, researchers can now explain why the earthquake off the Japanese coast ...

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Two major earthquakes on opposite sides of the Pacific within roughly two days have jolted public anxiety, feeding talk of a ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

Japan lifted tsunami warnings after a 6.9-magnitude quake, but evacuations and fears of further tremors continue along the ...

The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.

Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast - Details on damage and injuries from ...

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage, days after a stronger quake in the same region ...

As Japanese officials issue an unprecedented megaquake advisory after this week's powerful tremor, here’s everything you need ...

Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will ...

Japanese authorities say an offshore “megaquake” in the Hokkaido–Sanriku region could unleash a devastating 98ft tsunami ...

A MEGA 5.7 magnitude tremor has struck Honshu, Japan, only days after another quake threatened massive 10ft tsunami waves.