Authorities are urging residents to review evacuation plans as simulations suggest a ‘maximum-class’ winter night quake could ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

Decades of devastating quakes, including the Fukushima disaster, have pushed Japan to build some of the world’s most advanced detection and early-warning systems.

Japan experienced a 7.5-magnitude quake and a 6.7 tremor with tsunami warnings. Authorities issued a megaquake alert. This ...

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

ALARM bells are sounding across Japan over a terrifying once-a-century megathrust that could kill thousands and cause ...

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s northern Pacific coast, prompting a tsunami advisory from Japan's weather ...

The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday afternoon local time off the northern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological ...

Japan is warning about a potential megaquake after a massive earthquake struck parts of the country. CBS News' Errol Barnett ...