2026-04-20 3387fd3a1844e1da71eb9115e1267f1863926906 /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 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. 1776692220 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 17fc174118f05104cbb4d83bcde6daf126c0c239 6 An earthquake 2 /wiki/earthquakes%20in%20japan Earthquakes in 2026 1 /wiki/earthquakes%20in%202026 Japan 71 /wiki/japan Kuji, Iwate prefecture 172 /wiki/kuji,%20iwate Sanriku 37 /wiki/sanriku earthquakes 239 /wiki/earthquakes scale 14 /wiki/richter%20scale tsunami 116 /wiki/tsunami An earthquake Earthquakes in 2026 Japan Kuji, Iwate prefecture Sanriku earthquakes scale tsunami Earthquakes in 2026 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. 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. 2016-04-14 f262482d2ecc10c9c0a88641d69ce1c757fc4a05 4 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2016/04/14/a-magnitude-64-earthquake-strikes-near-kumamoto-japan-collapsing-several-buildings-killing-at-least-four-people-and-i A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes near Kumamoto, Japan, collapsing several buildings killing at least four people and injuring 400. However, no tsunami warning was issued and local nuclear power plants reported no problems. 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. 2013-10-25 865e9a89b6c9c8209852004ee413b78f54ffeb76 2 Japan tsunami 2 /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. 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. 2011-06-1 d06384d8853521c0b4c41dd27c29b6de5d492b4a 12 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2011/06/1/a-united-nations-nuclear-safety-team-looking-into-the-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-disaster-claims-that-japan-underestimate A United Nations nuclear safety team looking into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster claims that Japan underestimated the potential threat of tsunamis to nuclear power plants. 2011-03-11 09eb10555c8bf906e85fa36999e3dccc2f78bcd9 /feed/2011/03/11/a-90-magnitude-earthquake-hits-offshore-of-japan-s-miyagi-prefecture-producing-tsunamis-as-high-as-10-meters-near-the A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hits offshore of Japan's Miyagi prefecture, producing tsunamis as high as 10 meters near the epicenter and reaching land throughout the Pacific ocean. 1757114618 2011-03-11 4a2c9c70288fa04b0726f7d36d93a8221afd4c1d 8 Japan tsunami 2 /feed/2011/03/11/a-91-magnitude-earthquake-hits-offshore-of-japan-s-miyagi-prefecture-producing-tsunamis-as-high-as-10-meters-near-the A 9.1 magnitude earthquake hits offshore of Japan's Miyagi prefecture, producing tsunamis as high as 10 meters near the epicenter and reaching land throughout the Pacific ocean. /feed/2026/04/20/an-earthquake-on-a-scale-of-78-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 Kyodo News 20 043d988f6f56663a3fc4155abedfd81008a15438 4 https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/74521 2026 An earthquake on a scale of 7.8 is measured off the coast of Sanriku, Japan. A subsequent 80 cm high tsunami is reported in Kuji, Iwate prefecture. A warning of the risk of potential further earthquakes at 8.0 was issued soon after.