EARTHQUAKE

The tsunami waves unleashed by a powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan have reached Hawaii shores, reports have said, even as local authorities heightened efforts to protect lives and assets from the catastrophic waves. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the first island hit by the waves was Kauai.

A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, spawning a tsunami as high as 10 metres, killing at least 60 people and injuring many. Given the scale of the disaster, the death toll was likely to climb further.

A small tsunami has just hit the northern coast of Indonesia and minor waves have now begun hitting the Philippines, but without causing any damage, early reports said.

Japan was caught off guard Friday, March 11, 2011 by a powerful earthquake. The article recounts how a 8.9-magnitude earthquake shattered Japan, shocked the world on March 11, 2011.

The Japanese government has declared a state of atomic power emergency after a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, spawning a tsunami as high as 10 metres.

At least 32 people were killed and many injured after a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami as high as 10 metres.

The 8.9 magnitude quake that hit northeast Japan on Friday, has snarled air travel as flights are being canceled and delayed while some major airports of the country have been shut.

Some facts issued by NOAA to better read the signs of an incoming tsunami.

How vulnerable is the US West Coast to tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters? Actually the region is quite vulnerable to high magnitude quakes and even tsunamis. The region has been hit by large, single-event earthquakes and tsunamis before, and our evidence indicates that multiple and more extensive ruptures can happen, a scientist has said.

Following the massive earthquake that struck Japan, a fire broke out in Cosmo Oil Co.'s refinery near Tokyo causing widespread damage and destruction.

While Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms have been flooded with Japan earthquake photos, YouTube users have uploaded video footage giving viewers across the globe a glimpse into the first hand experience of the disaster.

The death toll from the massive quake that hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami along the country's Pacific coast, has reached 26, local media reported.

Companies across Japan are in emergency mode and assessing the immediate physical and economic damage caused by the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake.

European shares hit a three-month low in early trade and Asian stocks too dropped on Friday, while U.S. futures headed lower, after a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering a tsunami as high as 10 metres.

The world is reacting to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Japan Friday through social media as platforms like Facebook and Twitter come alive with reactions, prayers and timely updates of the disaster.

A tsunami warning has been issued by NOAA's National Weather Service to the following countries with the estimated time of arrival at forecast points.

Oil prices dropped to near $101 a barrel in Asia on Friday, after a powerful earthquake measuring 8.9 magnitude on Richter scale hit off Japan.

To find out more about the whereabouts of people missing in the Japan Tsunami, Google has introduced a new application called Person Finder.

While residents in Beijing have reported to have felt the tremors of the massive earthquake that hit Japan Pacific coast, top Chinese seismology expert is confident that the Chinese mainland is not in the danger zone.

The Internet has been abuzz with rumors, prophecies and popular consternation over natural catastrophes and extreme weather that the 'Supermoon' phenomenon on March 19 could bring about.

a timeline of some of the most devastating earthquakes which have hit Japan since 1900.