A 6.9 magnitude earthquake reportedly shook the Pacific Ocean on Monday morning, hitting mostly in Japan. A tsunami warning was ... on the lookout for glass and debris.

After the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last year, tons of debris was swept into the Pacific. Much of it is buoyant enough to float and can be moved around by small scale currents and ...

Plastic containers washed out to sea after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster are starting ... news reports about items from the Great East Japan Earthquake washing ashore,” Nomura said.

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Japan ... across the open ocean at speeds of up to 500 miles per hour. In deep water, the ocean may only rise by a foot or so, but as the tsunami approaches ...

TOKYO and LONDON -- 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.

They went into meltdown after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, knocked out cooling systems at the plant. The debris still emits extremely high levels of radiation ...

The monster earthquake and ensuing tsunami that ravaged Japan in March 2011 left behind a ton of floating debris in its wake—25 million tons to be exact. And now that giant mass of garbage ...

Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country, country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. The public warnings to stay away from coastal ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre high and urged people to stay away from coastal waters. However, several smaller tsunamis of ...

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks next ...

JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 ... Japan’s location along the coast of the Pacific Ocean makes it especially vulnerable to these devastating waves.