Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench—seven kilometers below sea level—lie hidden clues about some of ...

Tsunami warnings in Japan have been switched to advisories. But people across the country are urged to stay cautious, as the ...

The world witnessed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, triggered ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 75 miles east-southeast of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned tsunami waves showed no signs of receding ... At a magnitude of 8.8, it is believed to be the sixth strongest earthquake in history. A 2010 earthquake in Chile, ...

Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific were fading after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off ...

“Residents and visitors who evacuated may return home at this time. Please use caution and patience as traffic will likely ...

The US Geological survey said the earthquake was shallow, with its epicentre at a depth of about 19km (12 miles) and 119 km ...

Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...