2026-04-20 874f36720ef5bd106bd8ef0fc28a6ca55f72900b 2 Earthquakes in Japan 1 /wiki/earthquakes%20in%20japan Kuji, Iwate prefecture 71 /wiki/kuji,%20iwate Sanriku 14 /wiki/sanriku scale 2 /wiki/richter%20scale tsunami 37 /wiki/tsunami Earthquakes in Japan Kuji, Iwate prefecture Sanriku scale tsunami Earthquakes in Japan 2025-03-30 43612d850ddd92434afc69495a446115f39879a6 /feed/2025/03/30/a-70-earthquake-strikes-near-the-island-country-of-tonga-with-a-61-aftershock-a-tsunami-warning-is-issued-and-later-l A 7.0 earthquake strikes near the island country of Tonga with a 6.1 aftershock. A tsunami warning is issued and later lifted. 1743427875 2025-03-30 a0c000afd0db64d123a0a920dd18c671be50023f 8 scale tsunami 2 /feed/2025/03/30/a-70-mw-earthquake-strikes-near-the-island-country-of-tonga-with-a-61-mw-aftershock-a-tsunami-warning-is-issued-and-l A 7.0 Mw earthquake strikes near the island country of Tonga with a 6.1 Mw aftershock. A tsunami warning is issued and later lifted. 2024-08-8 9390a8bd5ce40efd07f9522b7f79e361bea01224 /feed/2024/08/8/a-71-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-kyushu-japan-a-tsunami-advisory-is-issued-for-parts-of-kyushu-and A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of Kyushu and Shikoku islands. 1723171156 2024-08-8 4b23db16a6d7b58b9c4469bbb22044aee52fe8f2 /feed/2024/08/8/a-71-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-kyushu-japan-a-tsunami-advisory-is-issued-for-parts-of-kyushu-and-shikoku A 7.1 earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of Kyushu and Shikoku. 1723140184 2024-08-8 fb9d02d1e97dfa3a567a770813b0c65a1b122f1a 13 scale tsunami 2 /feed/2024/08/8/a-71-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-kyushu-japan-a-tsunami-advisory-is-issued-for-parts-of-the-islands A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Kyushu, Japan. A tsunami advisory is issued for parts of the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. 2024-04-3 3786d425dd781ac43f4d7e0dcfdf0b7b56ef3a44 /feed/2024/04/3/a-magnitude-74-recorded-earthquake-occurs-the-coast-of-taiwan-prompting-tsunami-warnings-for-okinawa-prefecture-japan A magnitude 7.4 recorded earthquake occurs the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, four of whom by rockfalls. Over 930 others are injured. 1712194716 2024-04-3 f203360dba7ef63f2d2b0796161d3a03930df004 /feed/2024/04/3/a-magnitude-74-earthquake-is-felt-off-the-coast-of-taiwan-prompting-tsunami-warnings-for-okinawa-prefecture-japan-a A magnitude 7.4 earthquake is felt off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, four of whom by rockfalls. Over 930 others are injured. 1712173025 2024-04-3 84153345dd0d210265ea82eca7395df598476367 3 tsunami 1 /feed/2024/04/3/a-magnitude-74-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-taiwan-prompting-tsunami-warnings-for-okinawa-prefecture-japan-a A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, including four by rockfalls, with more than 930 others injured. 2018-08-19 39b9605d527141e7f96a80191fb9aaf676a3a4d0 1 tsunami 1 /feed/2018/08/19/a-deep-focus-earthquake-of-magnitude-82-the-strongest-recorded-in-2018-strikes-the-south-pacific-ocean-near-fiji-no A deep-focus earthquake of magnitude 8.2 (the strongest recorded in 2018) strikes the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji. No threat of tsunami is immediately detected. 2016-03-2 d4931f7709f2dbf0073cf90bcfc209aecc751fb0 8 tsunami 1 /feed/2016/03/2/the-meteorological-climatological-and-geophysical-agency-of-indonesia-bmkg-and-the-australian-bureau-of-meteorology The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia (BMKG) and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issue tsunami warnings, after an undersea 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest of Sumatra, in the Indian Ocean. 2015-09-16 3e2508a8d695145d05ccb9cd3dcbf18522bac365 7 scale tsunami 2 /feed/2015/09/16/an-earthquake-measuring-83-on-the-richter-scale-occurs-in-the-pacific-ocean-near-chile-sparking-a-tsunami-warning-at-l An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale occurs in the Pacific Ocean near Chile sparking a tsunami warning. At least five people die. 2015-03-22 d6bf1544a4686f2221cbad2bd2787f7a333dd67d 8 tsunami 1 /feed/2015/03/22/japan-allocates-820-billion-yen-68-billion-for-creating-a-nearly-400-kilometer-250-mile-chain-of-cement-seawalls Japan allocates 820 billion yen ($6.8 billion) for creating a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) chain of cement seawalls, at places nearly five stories high, against future tsunami disasters such as the one that struck the country's northeastern coast four years ago. 2014-11-15 861c5e2301ca34ee0c61f688ad2156fb6892c4b3 3 tsunami 1 /feed/2014/11/15/a-71-magnitude-earthquake-occurs-in-waters-off-kota-ternate-in-indonesia-with-the-potential-to-trigger-a-tsunami-to-hit A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in waters off Kota Ternate in Indonesia with the potential to trigger a tsunami to hit Indonesia and the Philippines. 2013-10-25 865e9a89b6c9c8209852004ee413b78f54ffeb76 2 tsunami 1 /feed/2013/10/25/japan-s-emergency-agencies-declare-a-tsunami-warning-after-an-earthquake-of-magnitude-73-strikes-off-the-east-coast Japan's emergency agencies declare a tsunami warning after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes off the east coast. 2010-03-5 873f03951f062fa6e581c0a380b9c8ea95001c6b 3 tsunami 1 /feed/2010/03/5/a-magnitude-65-earthquake-occurs-in-the-ocean-off-sumatra-with-the-possibility-of-a-tsunami A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs in the ocean off Sumatra with the possibility of a tsunami. /feed/2026/04/20/an-earthquake-on-a-scale-of-75-is-measured-off-the-coast-of-sanriku-in-the-north-of-japan-a-subsequent-80-cm-high-tsun Associated Press 20 a244b74b588b712b53009b8cc0905e7b6325fb43 4 https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570 2026 An earthquake on a scale of 7.5 is measured off the coast of Sanriku in the north of Japan. A subsequent 80 cm high tsunami is reported in Kuji, Iwate prefecture.