A long-feared megaquake off Japan ’s Pacific coast could kill nearly 300,000 people and cause economic damage equivalent to ...

Earthquakes kill thousands of people each year. Now, scientists are searching for clues to when the next big one will strike ...

The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.

Cornell-led researchers drilled 7 km deep into the Japan Trench to study the fault behind the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, ...

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the government sees about an 80% chance of a magnitude 8 to ...