Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The video from the Shoals Marine Laboratory captures the exact moments the earthquake hit. The island would have had a crew on it if it wasn't for the weather conditions at sea on Monday morning.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake off of Maine’s coast rocked New England on Monday morning, shaking homes and buildings from Maine to Boston to Cranston, R.I. The United States Geological Survey said ...

Claudio Berti, director of the Idaho Geological Survey, was driving from Moscow to Boise for an Idaho Emergency Management Association conference on Monday morning when the largest earthquake the ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series retracing the lives of four families over the decade following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, mainly through ...

The 61-year-old woman from Hong Kong was visiting Otaru, Hokkaido when she was hit by a train as she stood in a restricted area on the tracks to take photos of the ocean. She was rushed to ...

It is one of the largest freshwater fish in Japan and a member of the salmon ... An Asahi Shimbun reporter, camera in hand, recently had the rare chance to witness two male ito, each over 1 ...

"Your mind goes to anything but an earthquake when you live in New England." The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said it received reports of shaking felt in the state, but there were no ...

"Earthquakes are unusual but not unheard of along the Atlantic Seaboard," the U.S. Geological Survey said. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...

A 2.4 magnitude earthquake jolted the northern New Jersey region near New York City Friday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The agency, which tracks earthquakes across the world ...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. After more than a year without them, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas for guests to visit.