Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In light of the recent tsunami and earthquake news – re: the 8.8-magnitude tremor that struck off the Russian coast, sending ...

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The study could help scientists understand and respond to other intense ...

At 2:46 p.m. Tokyo time, Japan was hit with what early news reports are calling the most powerful earthquake in a century. An 8.9 magnitude quake occurring about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo set off ...

Human remains found in Japan have been identified as those of a 6-year-old girl missing since the massive earthquake and tsunami of 2011, police said Friday. The disaster killed 15,900 people, with ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

On March 11, 2011, Hawaii experienced the impact of a tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan's coast. Sirens blared across the Hawaiian islands, prompting residents to evacuate ...