Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu and a 4.9 earthquake in the Hokkaido region shortly ...

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the northern part of the country, causing 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings. The ...

(Photo by JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT Japan issues highest-level warning for possible megaquake and 98-foot tsunami. Authorities urge 800-mile coastline residents to prepare ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A new “megaquake advisory” in Japan is raising questions about what it could mean for Pacific coastal communities — including here in Oregon. The advisory was issued after a ...

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. It's been an unsettling few days in ...

After a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan on Monday, authorities warned of a megaquake, saying the next few days would be "critical". For the second time in less than two years, ...

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island, on Monday. As residents assess the damage, officials warn that another major quake ...