Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker cleans up inside a commercial facility in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan December 9, 2025, following ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful earthquake that jolted northern Japan on Dec. 8 and triggered tsunami warnings is not expected to impact the United ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...

A very strong earthquake hit off Japan’s northeastern coast late Dec. 8, and officials warned people who live near the sea to move to higher ground. The quake measured magnitude 7.6 and was centered ...

New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement ...

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

TOKYO — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of ...

The human tragedies and environmental consequences of Japan’s most powerful earthquake in 2011, which caused a disaster at Fukushima nuclear plant A worker dons protective clothing to guard against ...

You’ve heard about Washington’s earthquake risk, but you might not realize Washington is also at risk for a major tsunami. It could come with little warning, but you can protect yourself by being prep ...

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TOKYO – Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents ...