An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of ...

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

Geologists from Heriot-Watt are part of an international team that has confirmed why the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake off northeast ...

Japanese authorities gave final approval on Monday (Dec 22) to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant, which had been out of operation for nearly 15 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster ...

Unlike tourist-packed destinations, there are places so perilous that only a few dare to visit. The dangers come from violent ...

The quake, which occurred off the coast of Aomori prefecture, followed a 7.5-magnitude earthquake this week that injured at least 34 people.

The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of ...

Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast TOKYO -- Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country ...