A new study claims that an 80-100-foot-wide layer of clay exacerbated the 2011 earthquake.

The earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people and led to the Fukushima nuclear shutdown was amplified by a soft layer of slippery clay, according to a new study. The layer is only around ...

Japan is on alert after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck its northern regions late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and a rare government advisory about the possibility of a “megaquake” over the ...

A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake ...

Misawa Air Base, a shared U.S. and Japanese fighter base in northeastern Japan, was spared serious damage from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the area this week. “Misawa Air Base sustained ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan late Monday. Thereafter, a tsunami of 50 cm was measured just south of Aomori along the coast.

Japan’s northeastern coast faced a terrifying night as a powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off the coastline on Monday, prompting urgent evacuation orders and tsunami warnings for thousands of ...

Do this week’s strong geomagnetic storm and earthquake in Japan mean that the Big One is nigh? That’s what some influencers on TikTok believe. On Tuesday, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, ...