At least 284,000 people around Japan live in areas that are considered difficult to evacuate from before a tsunami hits, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey of municipal governments.

On a quiet Monday night, the earth beneath Japan's northeastern coast suddenly shook with tremendous force, sending thousands scrambling for safety and triggering urgent tsunami warnings across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful earthquake that jolted northern Japan on Dec. 8 and triggered tsunami warnings is not expected to impact the United ...

A powerful offshore earthquake has rattled northern Japan, sending tsunami waves toward the Pacific coastline and jolting coastal communities into late night evacuations. The tremor, measured at ...

A very strong earthquake hit off Japan’s northeastern coast late Dec. 8, and officials warned people who live near the sea to move to higher ground. The quake measured magnitude 7.6 and was centered ...

TOKYO – Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami and no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The quake, with a preliminary ...

TOKYO(AP) — A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in Shimane prefecture in northwestern ...