If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables ...

Japan walloped by magnitude 7.6 earthquake, government warns affected residents not to return home. A tsunami warning of Monday’s had not been issued since 2011.

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake was reported around 4 p.m., the strongest of more than a dozen documented by the Japan Meteorological Agency.. Major tsunami warnings were issued for Ishikawa prefecture ...

Japan's new earthquake-sensing nervous system spans ocean fault zones, boosting tsunami warnings by up to 20 minutes and helping prevent disasters like the 2011 catastrophe. The post ...

Japan has issued tsunami alerts and urged evacuations following a series of earthquakes that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on the west coast of its main island. The earthquakes ...

A string of earthquakes shook Japan on Monday, prompting officials to declare tsunami warnings and order evacuations along the country’s western coast. There were more than a dozen earthquakes ...

Japan launches worlds first underwater earthquake early warning system with 6,000 km of fiber optics Japan unveils pioneering fiber optic network for seismic safety and disaster preparedness ...

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s western coast on Monday, collapsing buildings, burying some residents and sparking evacuation warnings amid fears of a tsunami. The 7.6-magnitude ...

The earthquake and tsunami warnings prompted thousands of people to flee coastal areas. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 27,700 people in Ishikawa had taken shelter in 336 evacuation centers ...

Japan will be introducing a new warning system for the first time in 40 years to alert their residents of a potential massive earthquake, its government announced Tuesday.

Japan issued tsunami warnings Monday after a powerful earthquake shook its western coast, trapping some beneath rubble and others scrambling for cover on higher ground. More than a dozen quakes wer… ...