Japan’s latest disaster advisory has revived a chilling term in the seismology world: “megaquake.” The warning followed a powerful offshore shock and raised the prospect of a far larger rupture that ...

Japan’s weather agency has issued a megaquake warning, the highest level of earthquake alert, hours after a 7.5 magnitude tremor struck the country. Residents living near the Pacific coast have been ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

A strong offshore earthquake struck northern Japan late Monday, prompting tsunami alerts and coastal evacuations before authorities later downgraded the warning. Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) ...

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (27 inches) in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher ...