Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...

Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude, trigger colossal tsunamis and kill several hundred thousand people, experts say.

The drilling expedition—officially known as the Tracking Tsunamigenic Slip Across the Japan Trench (JTRACK ... or two," triggering a catastrophic tsunami that was much larger than anyone ...

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Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew ... The 9.1 magnitude Tohoku earthquake spiraled into a fierce tsunami and nuclear disaster – obliterating homes, swamping cities and leaving survivors ...

A Japanese government panel has said it has slightly raised its estimated probability of a "megaquake" to up to 82% in the ...

The Earthquake Research Committee said it has increased its estimate of the probability to between 75 and 82 percent from ...