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.

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 ...

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 ...

In the summer of 1929, a large wave struck England's south coast. It's believed to have been a special type of wave called a meteotsunami, or meteorological tsunami. This is caused by changes to ...

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 ...

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 ...