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

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said Monday.

Wear OS smartwatches may soon get earthquake alerts via a Google Play Services update. This feature would be handy for cellular smartwatch users who leave their phones behind. The earthquake ...

Northern California residents started off the new year with a rumble, as 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the ... triggering a tsunami alert. Four days after that, a magnitude 5.5 quake struck ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 struck Lake County on New Year's Day, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Officials said the earthquake struck at 6:34 p.m. about 2.5 miles ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck near Cobb in Lake County on Wednesday night. The quake fluctuated in magnitude from 4.8 before it was ...

VALLEY, 38 DEGREES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. I WANT TO TAKE YOU OVER TO LAKE COUNTY, THOUGH, JUST AFTER 630 THIS EVENING, AN EARTHQUAKE WAS RECORDED JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF COBB ...

A moderate earthquake with an epicenter in Lake County ... The fault slip on Dec. 5 triggered a tsunami alert that was briefly activated. Four days later, a magnitude-5.5 quake in a remote Nevada ...

During a session on catastrophic risk, the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) detailed its work over the past 18 months, using a 9.1 Hikurangi earthquake and tsunami as its “planning ...

Some tsunami scenarios are way worse than the waves from the earthquake off Lisbon, Portugal that hit Florida 269 years ago. Twenty years after the catastrophic Boxing Day Tsunami killed some ...

Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra was closest to the epicentre of the huge 9.2 magnitude earthquake that triggered the tsunami. The death toll in Sri Lanka was 35,262 and 16,389 in India.

HICKSVILLE, Ohio — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was felt Sunday morning in Northwest Ohio near the border with Indiana, the first ever recorded in that part of the state, according to reports.