Major tsunami warning (expected height over 3 meters): This warning was issued during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Wooden structures will be completely destroyed and washed away.

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit southwestern Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later called off.

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, which spawned the giant tsunami that triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster, was felt nearly nationwide. The shindo readings ranged from 7 in ...

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked the southwestern part of Japan has triggered a tsunami advisory for the ... axis in the west-northwest and east-southeast direction," the agency stated.

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory.

NATORI, Miyagi -- Participants in a memorial event held here on March 11 for the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami wrote messages on 311 balloons shaped like doves and ...

There have been no reports of damage linked to the tremor that happened on Monday, Jan. 13 A 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the southwestern part of Japan on Monday, Jan. 13, prompting a tsunami ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.