2026-04-20 874f36720ef5bd106bd8ef0fc28a6ca55f72900b /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 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. 1776685002 2026-04-20 3387fd3a1844e1da71eb9115e1267f1863926906 4 Earthquakes in Japan 1 /wiki/earthquakes%20in%20japan Japan 37 /wiki/japan Kuji, Iwate prefecture 116 /wiki/kuji,%20iwate Sanriku 14 /wiki/sanriku earthquakes 172 /wiki/earthquakes scale 2 /wiki/richter%20scale tsunami 71 /wiki/tsunami Earthquakes in Japan Japan Kuji, Iwate prefecture Sanriku earthquakes 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 Japan scale tsunami 3 /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 Japan tsunami 2 /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. 2022-03-16 ddd1fae1617cf074e2f41cab383dbc3839d9ba10 /feed/2022/03/16/a-73-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-fukushima-japan-triggering-tsunami-warnings-and-knocking-out-power-to-millions A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and knocking out power to millions of people in Tokyo. 1647464765 2022-03-16 cfec3981cdfca1f8aa06c6cdcaedfdec48ee5918 16 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2022/03/16/a-73-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-fukushima-japan-triggering-tsunami-warnings-and-causing-power-outages-for-milli A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and causing power outages for millions of people in Tokyo. At least four people are killed and 94 others are injured. 2021-03-20 23d5f72d2e9e439632b8368a6e02a3c31e1e16a8 /feed/2021/03/20/a-magnitude-72-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-miyagi-prefecture-japan-causing-tsunami-waves-of-up-to-one-meter A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to one meter (3 feet). As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. 1616447157 2021-03-20 0fa00f1f08a1b093456e5b41d00baef0be1cb9bf /feed/2021/03/20/a-magnitude-72-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-miyagi-prefecture-japan-causing-tsunami-waves-of-up-to-a-meter-as A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami-waves of up to a meter. As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant whilst Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. 1616285684 2021-03-20 667ce741790b507a6e5eb7c41c1ccc26bb9be377 2 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2021/03/20/a-magnitude-72-earthquake-strikes-off-the-coast-of-miyagi-prefecture-japan-causing-tsunami-waves-of-up-to-1-m-as-a-p A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, causing tsunami waves of up to 1 m. As a precaution, Tohoku Electric Power shuts down the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tokyo Electric Power Company checks the condition of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was struck by the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. 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 Japan tsunami 2 /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. 2012-12-7 5e81fe00ffc65e3b9f161a3c5350887cd9c2268a 2 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2012/12/7/a-strong-earthquake-of-magnitude-73-occurs-off-the-coast-of-japan-near-the-city-of-kamaishi-prompting-the-japan-meteor A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurs off the coast of Japan near the city of Kamaishi, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami warning. 10 people are taken to hospital with injuries, no fatalities reported. 2011-08-19 e110abc70c5d518d2bf37c9a6a7606a441a2752d 8 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2011/08/19/a-68-magnitude-earthquake-occurs-off-the-coast-of-japan-with-a-tsunami-warning-issued-and-then-retracted A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Japan with a tsunami warning issued and then retracted. 2011-03-9 a9ccf41f14a424abb6df5ce708c05feadcf16733 15 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2011/03/9/a-tsunami-alert-is-issued-after-a-strong-earthquake-of-preliminary-72-magnitude-occurs-off-the-coast-of-honshu-japan A tsunami alert is issued after a strong earthquake of preliminary 7.2 magnitude occurs off the coast of Honshu, Japan. /feed/2026/04/20/an-earthquake-on-a-scale-of-77-is-measured-off-the-coast-of-sanriku-japan-a-subsequent-80-cm-high-tsunami-is-reported AP 20 a244b74b588b712b53009b8cc0905e7b6325fb43 4 https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570 2026 An earthquake on a scale of 7.7 is measured off the coast of Sanriku, Japan. A subsequent 80 cm high tsunami is reported in Kuji, Iwate prefecture. The situation is critical and the risk of potential further earthquakes at 8.0 were issued soon after.