Japan’s government says that the chances of a magnitude 8 earthquake have increased. Scientists can’t predict when one will strike, but it represents a meaningful jump over typical odds.

The quake struck near Templeton. Did you feel it?

A powerful late night earthquake shook more than a million people across cities in northeast Japan. The quake was located just off the coast of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings,

Misawa Air Base, a joint base in Japan, did not suffer serious damage from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck, Dec. 8.

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake in northeast Japan triggered a tsunami of up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) in some coastal communities, but no tsunami warning was issued for the U.S. West Coast, Alaska, or British Columbia.

The initial earthquake on Saturday sent tremors across southeastern Alaska and parts of Canada.

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off northeastern Japan recently highlighted the need for Japan to provide safety tips an

The first jolt hit before dawn, a 2.9-magnitude quake under the Tri-Valley that woke light sleepers and set off a daylong sequence of shaking across California’s East Bay. Over the next eight hours on Monday,