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Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest. Full story
Thanks to decades of geologic detective work, scientists know that on Jan. 26, 1700, at 9 p.m., a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Pacific Northwest. Full story
MANAGUA (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on Saturday off the Pacific coast of the central American nation of Nicaragua, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. Full story
More than two years after Japan's nuclear disaster, damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remains strewn about the Fukushima plant. Scores of black and gray pipes and hoses cover the ground in some places, part of the company's makeshift system to pump water into the damaged reactors to k Full story
Death by drowning was the biggest killer in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Full story
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off Russia's eastern coast on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami scare but causing no casualties or substantial damage, Russian emergency authorities said. Full story
The global positioning system (GPS) — the same system that helps people navigate unfamiliar places — could also serve as an early-warning system for tsunamis, according to new research. Full story
From a fishing boat to the recent discovery of a shrine, debris from the 2011 Japan tsunami is still showing up on US shores. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
Two years after a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated parts of northeast Japan one of the worst-hit coastal communities is determined to rebuild. NBC News' Ian Williams reports.
The earthquake and tsunami that left almost 19,000 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands more was remembered with moments of silence and prayer. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
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The 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck Japan is remembered across the country with memorial services and protests. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Local residents pray at a shrine for victims of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Iwaki, about 30 km south of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Fukushima prefecture May 27, 2013. Commercial fishing has been banned near the tsunami-crippled nuclear complex since
A boat destroyed by the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake lies in Yotsukura port in Iwaki, about 40 km south of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Fukushima prefecture May 27, 2013. Commercial fishing has been banned near the tsunami-crippled nuclear complex since the M
A construction worker stands on an 18-meter high and 1.6 km long tsunami defence wall at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, May 17, 2013. Chubu Electric is spending at least $1.5 billion on safety upgrades at its Hamaoka nuclear plant southwe
A workers stands in front of an 18-meter high and 1.6 km long tsunami defence wall at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture May 17, 2013. Chubu Electric is spending at least $1.5 billion on safety upgrades at its Hamaoka nuclear plant southwest o
