Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change ...

Land topography is usually formed gradually over long periods of time, but sometimes a single event can dramatically change things. On New Year's Day in 2024, a devastating earthquake in the Noto ...

Preliminary satellite analysis and on-the-ground surveys have found that the earthquake raised land along the coast — a process called uplift — by as much as 4 meters, roughly 13 feet.

However, the entire south building had shifted 12 centimeters southward, and the piles supporting the building are cracked and tilting. The Jan. 1 earthquake caused liquefaction in Niigata city ...

The primary trigger for tsunamis is large underwater earthquakes that shift the seabed vertically. Landslides, whether underwater or on land, and ice falling into the ocean, volcanic eruptions ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest ... estimated to be as high as 3.2 feet, reached land within 30 minutes of the quake. The waters detected ...

There are a number of hazards caused by plate tectonics including earthquakes and tsunamis ... tons of water travelling at over 500 mph. From land, the first sign that something is wrong appears ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southwest ... high as 1 meter (3.2 feet), reached land within 30 minutes of the quake.