Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cabinet Office Director General for Disaster Management Tsukasa Morikubo and Japan Meteorological Agency Director of the ...

March 11 marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with memorial ceremonies held across the country to honor the victims.

Japan earthquake today live updates: A tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (2 feet, 4 inches) was measured in Kuji port in Iwate prefecture, just south of Aomori, and waves up to 50 centimeters struck ...

A powerful quake rattled northern Japan Sunday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake, with a ...

(CNN) — A powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, triggering evacuation orders and a tsunami warning for parts of the coastline. Some parts of the country ...

UNESCO declared there is a 100 per cent chance of a tsunami of at least one metre high in the Mediterranean Sea in the next ...

A tsunami is a long-wavelength, gravity-driven water wave phenomenon typically generated by large, sudden displacements of the seafloor due to subduction-zone earthquakes, but also by submarine ...