A new study reveals the hidden geological mechanism that amplified Japan’s devastating 2011 tsunami. This discovery will help ...

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

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tsunami warnings and advisories have been issued for several countries with Pacific coastlines, including Japan, after a massive ...

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 ...

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s Iwate coast on Sunday, days after a stronger 7.2-magnitude quake shook the region. No tsunami warning was issued or casualties reported, but authorities ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit off the coast of the northern Japanese prefecture of Iwate around 7:30 a.m. local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The magnitude was revised up ...

TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. No substantial damage has been ...

Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from ...

After powerful twin quakes rattled Venezuela in June 2026, social media posts recirculated a 15-year-old video falsely claiming it showed a tsunami hitting the Venezuelan coast. The footage in fact ...