The “megathrust” earthquake’s undersea magnitude was 9.0, recorded as one of the worst in Japan’s history. It began on the Pacific seabed 45 miles away from the eastern coast of Japan, as reported by ...

Most of the U.S. volcanoes that have been making themselves known since spring woke up a bit, shook themselves off and then fell back into slumber. Two, one in Hawaii and one in Alaska, are in the ...