Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — ...

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Initial tsunami waves are confirmed to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s northern region late on Monday, December 8, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for ...

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

A powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (27 inches) in Pacific coast communities and warnings of potentially higher ...

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 ...

For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, his vision saved an entire town.

TOKYO >> Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 ...

More than 80% of people in Japan believe a disaster on the scale of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake could occur in the ...

There are two big challenges when it comes to tsunamis: first making sure people in the tsunami zone are notified and know ...