On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake struck Japan from its main island, Honshu. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake, one of the ...

But the country is haunted by the memory of a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea quake off northeastern Japan in March 2011, which triggered a tsunami that left around 18,500 people dead or missing.

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

That’s essentially the advice Japan’s government had for the wave ... This concentration is partly due to social media, which pushes people to the same landmarks in search of the perfect ...

The resulting 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan killed nearly 20,000 people, with a further 2,600 people recorded missing and never found. It also caused nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal ...

TOKYO — A tsunami advisory was issued for part of southwest Japan after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monday, but the warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. A few instances of ...

I'm glad I started playing baseball." Sasaki was at school when the tsunami struck, and he and his classmates survived by climbing to higher ground. Around 18,500 people around Japan were left dead or ...

The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about 7 miles east of the coastal town of Miyazaki, about 520 miles southwest of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded it as a preliminary ...

On Monday, January 13, 2025, Japan experienced a huge earthquake, which eventually led to a temporary tsunami warning. The ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude ... They were all called off shortly before midnight. People were warned to stay away from the waters, including rivers.