Tokyo has predicted an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude-9 quake in the next 30 years that could cause 300,000 deaths In ...

After a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Monday, Japanese officials issued a rare warning for a potentially even larger follow-up.

More than 80% of people in Japan believe a disaster on the scale of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake could occur in the foreseeable future, but nearly 70% say they have not taken sufficient ...

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck near northeastern Japan on Monday night, injuring multiple people and triggering tsunami alerts and evacuation orders for thousands of residents. The big picture: The ...

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of ...

Wednesday marks 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. A massive quake and tsunami struck Japan's northeast, followed by one of the world's worst nuclear accidents. Since then, there has been ...

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.