But now, 1,400 stations globally cut warning times to just minutes after a tsunami wave forms. Experts said the lack of a properly coordinated warning system in 2004 had made the disaster's impact ...

as well as Japan’s southern Kochi prefecture. An initial tsunami wave approximately 1 meter (3.2 feet) high made landfall within 30 minutes of the earthquake, the Associated Press reported ...

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki ... One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches ...

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday ... Miyazaki prefecture on Kyushu island. The agency said tsunami waves of up to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) were detected ...

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a ... from entering the sea until the advisory is lifted. It warned that tsunami waves of up to one meter (three feet) could occur. Despite the U.S ...