It didn’t take long, however, for scientists to realize it was a much larger 7.0-magnitude earthquake and a different type of earthquake that is unlikely to produce a large tsunami, he said.

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea ...

What is the scenario going forward where a significant enough earthquake could trigger a tsunami very close to the coast? “The Mendocino fault is not a big tsunami problem, but it is very ...

The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about 7 miles east of the coastal town of Miyazaki, about 520 miles southwest of Tokyo. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded it as a preliminary ...

Tsunami warnings had been issued shortly after ... but also triggers underwater fault movements that can displace large volumes of water, causing tsunamis. Japan’s location along the coast ...

Research in 2001 by Simon Day of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre at University College London and Steven Ward of the University of California, predicted the size and scope of a mega-tsunami ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday.

People in Aceh said they now receive regular training in responding to a big tremor or a tsunami. Still, Zainuddin, 54, who goes by one name, like many Indonesians, urged the government to beef up ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...