On Friday, March 11, 2011 at 2:46:23 p.m. local time, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, the largest in recorded history. The resulting tsunami that swept the coast has resulted in countless ...

The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance. Issues and Practice, Vol. 38, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE ON DISASTER REDUCTION AND EXTREME EVENTS (July 2013), pp. 449-468 (20 pages) The Great East Japan Earthquake ...

Scientists in Japan struggled in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake, radiation problems and power cuts. Nevertheless, they have now largely recovered from the desperate situation.

Aerial view of the devastated along the north eastern coast of Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami March 25, 2011. The undersea, magnitude 9.0 “megathrust” earthquake—the worst ...

Though Friday's earthquake was the largest in Japanese history, it struck far from where experts had predicted the "big one," experts say.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's ...