COPALIS BEACH, WASH. — When Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake” warning last week, Harold Tobin, Washington state’s ...

Most residents of the Pacific Northwest have “massive earthquake” on the list of fears they must wrestle with every night before falling asleep. The “big one,” a 9.0 earthquake on the ...

Researchers using a submersible found dramatic evidence of the tectonic forces that came into play when the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake hit in March 2011: a nearly vertical cliff ...

An aerial view of Ishinomaki, Japan, a week after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Johnson) (CN) --- A magnitude 9 ...

Nine people were killed and more than 900 injured in Taiwan after a powerful earthquake and strong aftershocks rocked the island Wednesday. The 7.4-magnitude earthquake was the strongest to hit ...

As part of a worldwide effort, the annual Great Oregon ShakeOut took place Thursday morning to encourage people to focus on earthquake preparedness. The ShakeOut occurs on the third Thursday of ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) located six earthquakes at Mount Adams last month when the volcano usually only sees one every few years. Just two months earlier, a 6.4-magnitude quake ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the first time ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The City of Portland is testing its emergency response to a major earthquake. The statewide exercise is called Iron-OR 24, and cities across Oregon are participating in a ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series retracing the lives of four families over the decade following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, mainly through ...