In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

The Japanese government on July 1 approved significant upgrades to the plan to safeguard the public in the event of a major earthquake off southern Japan and to respond in the event that disaster does ...

A clip recorded in Myanmar in March reveals a curved path of the fault slip, which can help scientists better understand the ...

Earthquakes can’t be predicted. But a manga artist’s dream of a July 5 'megaquake' has spooked some residents and travelers.

If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables connected to sensors set atop the fault lines where Japan’s earthquakes begin.

A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.

The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the ...

Japan was hit by a series of earthquakes Monday that damaged homes, prompted tsunami warnings 00:33. Wajima, Japan — A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 55 ...

Aftershocks rattled Japan on Tuesday after at least 62 people were killed in a powerful earthquake on the western coast that flattened buildings and triggered tsunami warnings. On Monday afternoon ...

Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The ...

First responders in Japan struggling to reach hard hit areas after earthquake kills dozens 02:47. Wajima, Japan — Thousands of people made homeless in an instant by the powerful earthquake in ...