The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

The oyster fishing season is underway in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Shipments of raw oysters have begun in the ...

Human remains found in Japan have been identified as those of a 6-year-old girl missing since the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011, police said Friday. The disaster killed 15,900 people, with ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast. Several people were injured, but ...

Tsunami alerts, advisories and warnings were issued across the Pacific on Tuesday night after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia. The tsunami waves have reached ...

HONOLULU — 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 alerts ...

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.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday, July 30, sending shockwaves throughout the Pacific Ocean. The massive quake triggered tsunami warnings in Hawaii, ...

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 ...

Two earthquakes shook Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The ...