Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges public to remain vigilant

Japan lifted a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast on Tuesday, one week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake ...

Japan lifts its megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country's northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan is under a megaquake watch. What does this mean?

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

Tsunami advisory issued after 6.7-M earthquake strikes off northern Japan

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Friday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami advisory.

Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to ...

Major Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning, Large Aftershocks

In the latest report prepared by a Japanese government earthquake task force, it was estimated that up to 298,000 people ...

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami

The quake struck about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean about 50 miles off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of ...
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Real-time tsunami alerts canceled for Oregon, Washington coast

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Coastal residents, including in Oregon and Washington, are expected to stop seeing real-time tsunami alerts by next month. Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has revealed that nine ...
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Types of Waves: From A-Frame to Tsunami and Everything in Between

These types of waves form where a river meets the ocean. Waves break down the sand bars by the mouth of the river or next to a channel that the river has cut out. They can be similar to pointbreaks, ...