Oregon's Governor designates February as Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month to promote disaster preparedness.

There's often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that are most at risk.

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is detailed evacuation maps that anyone can access.

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit southwestern Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later called off.

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Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

TOKYO -- 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. The U.S. Geological ...

A tsunami around 3 feet reached land in Japan within 30 minutes of the earthquake, CBS News reported. Tsunami warnings were issued for civilians, and many were told to evacuate as a precaution.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake ...

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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.