The 2011 Tohoku earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in eastern Japan was worsened by a thick layer of slippery clay, new research finds. The clay layer, which was up to 98 feet (30 meters) ...

Rare footage shows a giant surge of water slamming the coast of Miyako City, following Japan’s devasting and deadly tsunami ...

Researchers onboard the deep sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu sailed to the Japan Trench to drill up to 7,906 metres beneath the seafloor. Credit: JAMSTEC/IODP. A thin, soft and slippery layer of ...

Japan’s northeastern coast faced a terrifying night as a powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off the coastline on Monday, prompting urgent evacuation orders and tsunami warnings for thousands of ...

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

Japan’s weather agency has issued a megaquake warning, the highest level of earthquake alert, hours after a 7.5 magnitude tremor struck the country. Residents living near the Pacific coast have been ...

Japanese authorities issued tsunami alerts after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the country's north on April 20, 2026, but footage circulating online showing a neighbourhood engulfed by massive ...

Japan marked the somber anniversary Wednesday of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that left tens of thousands dead and sparked a nuclear disaster that turned an entire region into a ghost ...

Japan issued a special advisory on Monday (April 20), warning of an increased risk of earthquakes at magnitude 8.0 or stronger, after a powerful jolt rattled the country's north and prompted a tsunami ...

Authorities have urged residents of the affected areas to seek higher ground, heed safety instructions and exercise caution. View on euronews ...