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.

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 ...

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 ...

Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the quake was centered, in the southwestern island of Kyushu, as well as nearby Kochi Prefecture, in Shikoku island, shortly after the ...

From member station KQED, Danielle Venton looks into why tsunami warnings still lack precision. DANIELLE VENTON, BYLINE: First came the ShakeAlert from the U.S. Geological Survey. A large ...

A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about 7 ...