Wajima, Japan — Thousands of people made homeless in an instant by the powerful earthquake in western Japan were still living in weariness and uncertainty Monday a week after the temblor struck and ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground shaking, complicating timely evacuation efforts.

More than 1,300 earthquakes have hit Japan’s Tokara Islands in two weeks, prompting evacuations of dozens of residents from the remote archipelago on the country’s southern tip. Although no major ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.