Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

Two of the ten most damaging earthquakes in recorded history happened on January 17th. This year is the thirtieth anniversary of Japan's Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

What created the Noto Peninsula landscape we know today? After examining the devastation from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, researchers have a theory.

The term refers to a wide area that is thought to be occasionally hit by major earthquakes, such as the one that killed more than 1,300 people in Japan in 1946. One of the largest ever earthquakes ...

The country sees some 1,500 earthquakes annually, although most are too mild to be felt. Japan saw its largest earthquake ever recorded in 2011, a magnitude-9.1 quake that struck the Tohoku region ...

In 2022, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of Fukushima. Several tsunamis have hit Japan in its history. The most harrowing one took place in 2011 after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook ...

Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.