Tsunami evacuation and risk management are critical components of disaster preparedness, especially in coastal areas prone to seismic activity. Recent research has focused on understanding ...

Its maximum height was forecast at 5.3 meters. The district had held an annual tsunami evacuation drill, but the participation rate of residents was not high. Ichimachi said, “I knew in my head ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 ... Some 11 cities in the Kochi Prefecture were issued with evacuation orders earlier on Monday before the warning was lifted.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) and urged the public to stay away from coastal waters. "Tsunami can strike repeatedly.

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

The eruption is likely to crack open at the surface where magma will ooze out, rather than exploding it, and it is unlikely the eruption will cause a tsunami. Mike Stone, a researcher at ...

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit southwestern Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later called off.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake ...