The North Anatolian Fault (NAF) beneath the Marmara Sea near Istanbul, Turkey, hasn't had a major quake in more than 250 years. Stress is building right underneath it, while surrounding sections have ...

The April 20 earthquake off the Tohoku region caused minor injuries, rekindled haunting memories of the 2011 disaster and ...

The mega-earthquake. It’s coming. We don’t know exactly when or how big it’s going to be, but it’s coming. It will be chaotic, and with millions of lives on the brink, California will be put to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Meteorological Agency measured the powerful quake on Monday, which struck near the Sanriku coast, initially warning that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steam rises out of a power station protected by a tsunami sea wall in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture (AFP/Getty) A magnitude 6.2 ...

TOKYO, Japan — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and prompted authorities to advise of a slightly higher risk of a ...

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for ...

The quake, which registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.5, occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan. Japan on Monday issued an advisory for northern coastal areas for an increased risk of ...

WASHINGTON, 25 November (BelTA - Xinhua) - Mega-earthquakes magnitude 8.5 and stronger preferentially occur where faults are mostly flat, a new study said Thursday. Curvier faults, however, are less ...

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and prompted authorities to advise of a slightly higher risk of a ...