A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday local time, triggering a tsunami of up to 28 inches in Pacific coast communities, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency ...

Waves that travel across the ocean as fast as a jet. They are 30 m (100 ft) tall. And can uproot trees and move houses. So why do people always think they can outrun them? Tsunamis are caused by ...

A powerful offshore earthquake has rattled northern Japan, sending tsunami waves toward the Pacific coastline and jolting coastal communities into late night evacuations. The tremor, measured at ...