The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

An earthquake has struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, east of Japan, where one person reported their 'whole house shaking' - with a tsunami set to follow ...

By Kantaro Komiya, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova NIIGATA, Japan, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Japan took the final step to allow ...

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

TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing ...

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

The quake, which occurred off the coast of Aomori prefecture, followed a 7.5-magnitude earthquake this week that injured at ...

10-foot waves, or bigger, forecasted for portions of Japan, following a powerful 7.6-magnitude tremor strikes off the coast of the Aomori Prefecture. Late in the evening, Monday, a massive earthquake ...

A 6.7-magnitude quake struck off Japan’s coast early Sunday evening, prompting a tsunami advisory, which was later lifted. By Ashley Ahn Japan briefly issued a tsunami advisory on Sunday after a ...

A strong earthquake and several subsequent tremors rattled northern Japan on Sunday evening, triggering tsunami advisories along the coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The earthquake ...

The plant, once among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled Fukushima, could soon bring one of its ...