Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful earthquake that jolted northern Japan on Dec. 8 and triggered tsunami warnings is not expected to impact the United ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...

Multiple earthquakes, including one at 6.2 magnitude, struck western Japan late Tuesday morning local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori Prefecture. The initial quake hit at ...

TOKYO(AP) — A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, with ...

TOKYO — Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The quake occurred off the east coast of ...

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 ...

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean approximately 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, at around 11:15 p.m. local time, shaking northern parts of the country, according to the United States ...

TOKYO – Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents ...

10-foot waves, or bigger, forecasted for portions of Japan, following a powerful 7.6-magnitude tremor strikes off the coast of the Aomori Prefecture. Late in the evening, Monday, a massive earthquake ...