A 5.5‑magnitude Tokara Islands quake hits amid over 900 tremors in weeks. Japan revises its megaquake readiness after dire ...

Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground ...

One of the major causes of casualties was that people in certain areas were not alerted of the incoming wall of water. Now, ...

Scientists have uncovered a rare slow-motion earthquake in Japan’s most tsunami-prone fault zone.

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on ...

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says Japanese coasts will not see any tsunami from a large volcanic eruption in Indonesia. The agency made the statement at 4 a.m. on Wednesday. It said no noticeable ...

News Up to 298,000 deaths & 20m tsunami predicted in potential ‘megaquake’, Japan govt warns The megaquake has an 80 per cent chance of occurring within 30 years.

The Washington Legislature allocated $151.5 million in the recently passed state construction budget to relocate three coastal schools out of the tsunami zone and build a refuge tower at a fourth.

The last megathrust earthquake to hit the region was in 1700, and the Northwest is now in the window for the next magnitude 9 Cascadia fault quake and tsunami.