A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after ...

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.

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The quake, which occurred off the coast of Aomori prefecture, followed a 7.5-magnitude earthquake this week that injured at ...

Due to the impact of a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck on December 8, a steel tower in the heart of Aomori’s ...

About 80 other people were injured in the attack Wednesday night on the general hospital in Mrauk-U township, an area ...

Misawa Air Base, a joint base in Japan, did not suffer serious damage from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck, Dec. 8.

Japan's Hokkaido–Sanriku coastal region is under a rare "subsequent earthquake" advisory following a strong magnitude 7.5 ...

Japan issues its first-ever megaquake advisory after a magnitude-7.6 tremor, warning of a possible monster-high tsunami along Hokkaido and Sanriku coasts. The nation is now focused on one critical ...

The holiday season comes with a lot of pollution from materials, manufacturing, processing, packaging, shipping and wrapping. Millions of pounds of wrapping paper go into landfills annually. Plus, aft ...