"The height of the tsunami wave reached around 50 centimeters. According to preliminary reports, there have been no victims or damage," the ministry noted. The tsunami threat is persisting ...

But now, 1,400 stations globally cut warning times to just minutes after a tsunami wave forms. Experts said the lack of a properly coordinated warning system in 2004 had made the disaster's impact ...

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...

Tsunami waves ranging in height from 10 to 40 centimeters were also observed Monday morning in Chiba, Kochi, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. A Japan Meteorological Agency official speaks at a ...