Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu and a 4.9 earthquake in the Hokkaido region shortly ...

When Japan issued an advisory about a potential megaquake, one that could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and devastate vast coastal stretches, the world paid attention. Japan, after all, is one of the most ...

TOKYO(AP) — Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country's northeastern coast Tuesday, one week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an ...

It's been an unsettling few days in Japan. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the country on Monday put the nation on what's called a megaquake watch. Seismologists say there's a 1% chance of ...