Researchers from Kobe University, the University of Tokyo and elsewhere said the mollusk had survived a succession of past tsunami until the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake devastated ...

A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2025 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event, but triggered by a mineralogical shift in Earth’s mantle.

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series retracing the lives of four families over the decade following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, mainly through ...

AND IT WAS A SURPRISE TO MANY THAT THAT NOISE AND SHAKING WAS A 3.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. LESS THAN TEN MILES EAST OF PORTSMOUTH. IT DOESN’T USUALLY HAPPEN HERE VERY OFTEN. DO YOU THINK OF ...

BOSTON - An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts today was centered off York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode Island ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake off the coast of Maine shook parts of the Northeast on Monday morning, with residents as far away as Boston feeling the rumble, officials said. The quake occurred about ...

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near York Harbor, Maine, early Monday, sending tremors as far south as Boston and as far west as Albany, New York. The quake, detected approximately 12 miles ...

BOISE, Idaho – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported in southern Idaho on Monday morning. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was reported just after 9:30 a.m. local time about 16 ...