Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto ...

Geologists don't have a crystal ball that can foresee future earthquakes, but seismic specialists in the Japanese government believe that the odds of a big one are creeping upwards. According to Japan ...

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...

TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary ... in the Kirishimna range on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP Public broadcaster NHK TV said a tsunami ...

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan ... of a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea quake off northeastern Japan in March 2011, which triggered a tsunami that left around 18,500 people ...

In 2022, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Fukushima. Several tsunamis have hit Japan in its history. The most harrowing one took place in 2011 after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook ...