Communities in Japan's northern and eastern areas are preparing for a possible mega quake after a powerful tremor earlier ...

Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will ...

A team of Japanese researchers who analyzed a powerful earthquake that struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in July has ...

They have long warned that that a megaquake and mega-tsunami along the Japan or Chishima trenches could be catastrophic.

Chris Goldfinger, who grew up in the Bay Area and emerged as a leading scientist on the feared Cascadia Fault, discusses the prospect of mega-earthquakes.

Japan issued a megaquake alert after a powerful 7.5 earthquake struck northern Japan, triggering tsunami waves and disrupting ...

The new quake off Aomori prefecture triggered a fresh tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency, which warned of ...

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

A nagnitude-5.7 quake hits 67 miles northeast of Kuji, Japan, rattling coastal towns just days after a tsunami warning.

Aftershocks have been recorded for both earthquakes. On Dec. 8, Japanese authorities warned an even more powerful earthquake could strike within the next week and called on residents from the ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says a mega tsunami with 100-foot waves is going to ...

A long-forgotten prophecy of impending apocalypse has resurfaced in Japan, putting the disaster-prone country I call home on edge once again. According to Ryo Tatsuki’s manga comic book, The Future I ...