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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s northern region late on Monday, December 8, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for ...

A powerful late night earthquake shook more than a million people across cities in northeast Japan. The quake was located just off the coast of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. Japan’s Meteorological ...

Terrifying videos have revealed the power of a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan late on Monday, shaking buildings violently and triggering a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological ...

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 ...