Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — ...

New findings published in the journal Science help explain why the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan created such a large tsunami. An international team of geologists and geophysicists drilled ...

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California's shores. The National Oceanic ...

More than 100 art pieces in northeastern Japan damaged by the massive tsunami disaster nearly 15 years ago have been brought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The 2011 earthquake — the ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.