The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

According to a study published in the journal Science, researchers can now explain why the earthquake off the Japanese coast ...

Michael van Gerwen survived an almighty scare in the opening round of the World Championship. The three-time champion battled ...

Geologists from Heriot-Watt are part of an international team that has confirmed why the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake off northeast Japan behaved in such an extreme and destructive way.

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of ...

The license issued by the US Department of the Treasury is important for its ally, Japan, which receives about 9 percent of ...

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday. No tsunami was ...

The government lifted a rare warning for a potential megaquake a week after a magnitude-7.5 tremor struck off its northern coast, the country's weather agency said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says there is still a possibility of a sudden, massive earthquake, despite the lifting of the ...

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan on Tuesday, the ...

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday called on people to remain prepared for a possible major earthquake and tsunami although the Japan Meteorological Agency's week-long advisory for a potential megaqua ...