Two slow-motion earthquakes took several weeks to travel 20 miles along the fault. Each happened in places where geologic ...

Over 500 earthquakes have rattled Japan’s Tokara Islands just days before a chilling prophecy tied to July 5th. Residents are ...

A remote island chain in southern Japan has been rattled by more than 470 earthquakes since Saturday, the national weather ...

Today’s water challenges call for cooperation and the exchange of knowledge and expertise. The Dutch water sector invites you ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck Japan's Kyushu on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. No reports of any damage have been reported yet.

MIYAKO, Iwate Pref. — A woman who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake as a child is now working for a local railway company, serving as a guide for train tours where passengers can learn about ...

LOS ANGELES — For decades, geophysicists believed they understood the limits of where earthquakes could occur in Earth’s interior. Then in May of 2015, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck at an ...

Map of Japan showing the location of the Nankai Trough. Image credit: Geodaugherty via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Forecasting these events isn’t easy, though.

Why It Matters. Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The disaster caused a catastrophic meltdown at the ...