Today’s set of earthquakes follow a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday that prompted a tsunami warning. Since then, at ...

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday.

A tsunami of about 10 centimeters (4 inches) was detected at Ofunato city in Iwate Prefecture, Ominato port, Miyako and ...

Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...

Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead Japan to the right. Sanae Takaichi acknowledging the applause after she was ...

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Ready to participate in the Great Shakeout on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 10:16 a.m.? More than 1.5 million people in Washington have already registered to do so. You can join the fun drill by going to the ...

EDMONDS– Residents and visitors of Edmonds may hear the wailing sound of a tsunami siren at 10:16 a.m. tomorrow morning, October 16, but don’t be alarmed: it’s just a test. Tomorrow morning’s siren ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Lakewood has announced it will transition to a new public safety communication strategy — doing away with its traditional outdoor sirens. The Lakewood Police Department, in ...

Kodiak emergency officials will consider a new policy to standardize how and when the island’s outdoor tsunami warning sirens are activated. The new proposed guidelines, which will be up for ...