The 2011 Tohoku earthquake is the best recorded and most studied giant earthquake, resulting in a remarkable suite of observations. A special issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of ...

The Japanese government on July 1 approved significant upgrades to the plan to safeguard the public in the event of a major ...

Century-Old ‘Tsunami Stones’ Saved Lives In The Tohoku Earthquake Of 2011. ... inundating the coast just 10 to 30 minutes after the earthquake. The tsunami killed about 18,000 people. ...

“Massive Earthquake Hits Japan.” Boston Globe, March 11, 2011. Map: Impact of Japan Tsunami and Earthquake. Cable News Network, 2011. Samuels, Richard J. 3.11: Disaster and Change in Japan. Ithaca and ...

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

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 was the strongest jolt ever recorded in Japan and the fourth-largest globally since the start of the 20th century. It triggered a deadly tsunami and nuclear ...

TOKYO -- Families of people killed in the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami visited beaches and memorial cenotaphs in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region on Tuesday to pray for the souls of the ...

At least eight people have died after a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck Japan ... when a 9.0-magnitude quake struck Tohoku, causing disastrous and deadly tsunami waves.