Chua says that a Manila Trench tsunami could have greater repercussions for global trade than past events, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the costly 2011 Tohoku tsunami. "Since South China ...

Powerful waves set in motion by the magnitude-9.0 quake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, damaged the harbor in Crescent City, Calif. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) This month as Japan ...

The United States’ predominant tsunami detection system suffered a nearly week-long outage this month, overlapping with the 10-year anniversary of Japan’s Tohoku tsunami, which left thousands dead.

Ten years ago today, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu on the Japan Trench, a subduction zone. Subduction occurs when an oceanic plate dives under another plate.

Japan lifted all tsunami advisories on Tuesday morning, hours after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off eastern Aomori Prefecture at around 11:15 p.m. Monday, triggering warnings for coastal areas ...

A small Japanese fishing community devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011 managed to recover from the disaster through cooperative community activity despite the propensity ...

(a) The global port network of liner services. Ports estimated to be damaged under (b) present sea levels (n = 11) and (c) SSP5 - 8.5 (Low confidence) sea level rise scenario by 2100 (n = 15). Red ...