The earthquake in Japan today sent tremors through the region ... The magnitude-6.9 quake caused brief panic as tsunami waves were initially expected to impact the coast, but the danger soon ...

TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said.

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, which spawned the giant tsunami that triggered the ... measuring the initial P-waves when an earthquake strikes. Agency computers collate the ...

The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area. It is the largest earthquake ever to hit Japan. The combined total of confirmed deaths and ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Tsunamis can be triggered as secondary disasters following megathrust earthquakes, with their intensity largely dependent on the magnitude of shallow seismic ruptures. Historically, considerable ...

An initial tsunami wave approximately 1 meter (3.2 feet) high made landfall within 30 minutes of the earthquake, the Associated Press reported, citing Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV.