Scientists are keeping a close watch on the chances of a megathrust earthquake happening soon. These are the strongest types ...

Scientists have uncovered a rare slow-motion earthquake in Japan’s most tsunami-prone fault zone.

The Japanese government has updated its earthquake preparedness plan due to increased risks of a megaquake in the Nankai ...

A new preparedness plan issued on Tuesday calls for an increase in efforts to construct embankments, evacuation buildings and public drills.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday acknowledged the possibility of future ...

A 300-meter-high tsunami crashing into the US coast might sound like science fiction—but scientists say it's a very real ...

When the plates finally slip, they’ll unleash what scientists call a megathrust earthquake, or “the great quake” in layman's terms. This magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake will be capable of ...

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults.

If a megathrust earthquake were to happen today, the 100-year floodplain —the key metric used to determine which homes are at risk of flood, and what homes need to purchase flood insurance ...

Leading earthquake researchers and modellers have convened to tackle how to estimate the size of an impending earthquake.

Teachers and staff in low-lying schools along the Pacific Northwest coast face an unusual extra responsibility alongside educators’ usual duties: can they herd the entire student body to higher ground ...