Death by drowning was the biggest killer in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Since the disaster, scientists have analyzed the massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, seeking better ways to ...

In light of the recent tsunami and earthquake news – re: the 8.8-magnitude tremor that struck off the Russian coast, sending tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean – the threat of tectonic shifts ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in coastal towns in multiple countries. The earthquake was "on ...

Tsunami waves arrived on the eastern coast of Japan on Wednesday following a powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggered fears of a tsunami across much ...

Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still ...

Waves that travel across the ocean as fast as a jet. They are 30 m (100 ft) tall. And can uproot trees and move houses. So why do people always think they can outrun them? Tsunamis are caused by ...

Tsunami waves of up to 1.3m have hit areas of Japan’s Pacific coast following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia. Almost one million residents were told to evacuate coastal areas ...

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake off the northeast Japanese shore Tuesday sent residents fleeing to higher ground and prompted worries about the Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami ...

Video of the natural disaster that left nearly 20,000m people dead. March 9, 2012— -- intro: It was Friday, March 11, 2011 when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rattled off the coast of Japan. The most ...

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami that devastated the island country 10 years ago is considered one of the most powerful natural disasters ever recorded. Since then, experts have studied the event ...

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

The Pacific Northwest, celebrated for its forests, coffee culture, and dramatic coastlines, is sitting on a geological time bomb. Beneath the calm surface of the Pacific, the Cascadia Subduction Zone ...