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

Tsunami evacuation towers are designed for rapid, temporary evacuation to higher elevation in coastal communities. Read more ...

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

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

Japanese officials issued tsunami warnings and evacuation orders for the country’s northeast coast on Monday after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 80 kilometers off the coast at 11:15 P.M. local ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but new ...

A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California's shores. The National Oceanic ...

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

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