The findings help explain why a series of small earthquakes over a period of about three years suddenly culminated in the ...

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has published a map showing where two strong earthquakes shook southern Japan Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the USGS by email Wednesday for more ...

Prior to Tuesday’s earthquake, the 10 largest earthquakes since 1900 were ... A tsunami of 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) was detected at the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan, according to the Japan ...

A powerful earthquake that struck Japan this week killed dozens and destroyed roads and buildings. The 7.6-magnitude quake was powerful, but nothing compared to the magnitude 9.0 that struck in 2011.

Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

Japan's overstretched electricity grid is likely to receive another Arctic blast in the coming days, which is already pushing up wholesale prices and may stress generators as they struggle to keep ...