People across Japan bowed their heads and prayed on March 11 for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan 14 years ago. Prime Minister Shigeru ...

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OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--As the massive tsunami surged over a 6.4-meter seawall, it swallowed the town below. Along the railway embankment, people scrambled for their lives. The harrowing scene ...

A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea following a strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a depth of six miles on Saturday morning ...

TOKYO (AP) -- A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey ...

A tsunami warning has been lifted for Tonga after a strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific Island country. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially warned of potential ...

An urgent tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific Island of Tonga after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck nearby. The US Geological Survey said the tremor hit around 62 miles northeast of ...

Officials are cautioning residents to check whether they live in a tsunami zone ahead of Tsunami Preparedness Week, and there’s a grim outlook for some of coastal SoCal should worse come to worst.