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In November, Chan Su Choi, a 45-year-old Friday Harbor man, was convicted of four counts of rape of a child and four counts ...

A magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck about 67 miles northeast of Kuji, Japan, on Wednesday, rattling coastal communities just days after authorities issued a tsunami warning for the region after a 7.6 ...

Japan lifted a tsunami advisory on Friday after a powerful earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck earlier in the day triggering evacuation orders in some places in Pacific-facing coastal regions. The ...

Japan lifted a tsunami advisory on Friday after a powerful earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck earlier in the day triggering evacuation orders in some places in Pacific-facing coastal regions. The ...

Millions of people along the coasts of the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Alaska rely on tsunami warnings to tell them that potentially dangerous waves are coming, sometimes in a matter of minutes.

(Photo by JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT Japan issues highest-level warning for possible megaquake and 98-foot tsunami. Authorities urge 800-mile coastline residents to prepare ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday’s quake occurred ...

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred Friday afternoon local time off the northern coast of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake comes after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Friday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami advisory. The temblor hit at 11:44 a.m. JST off the eastern coast of ...