TSUNAMI

Thirty billion dollars in funding for roads, bridges and thousands of new homes in areas devastated by the tsunami in Japan is still languishing unspent in the bank.

Japan's economy shrank by 6.8 percent in the June quarter, following a drastic hike in consumption tax in April to 8 percent from 5 percent.

A tsunami warning has been issued after powerful earthquake struck west of the islands, the U.S. Geological Survey and the AP reported.

KitKat wrappers can be used to buy discount train tickets, part of a new campaign to promote tourism in Japan's devastated northern region.

The epicenter was 99 miles below the ocean just south of Tokyo.

No major damage is reported in Acapulco, the city nearest the epicenter.

The largest of a series of aftershocks following Tuesday's quake was located close to the port of Iquique at a depth of 12.4 miles.

The 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast Tuesday night, triggering a tsunami alert and a large-scale evacuation.

A tsunami is hitting Chile after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the country and inspired people to post home videos to social media.

The magnitude-8.2 earthquake originated at a depth of 12.5 miles in the Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles northwest of Iquique.

University of Hawaii scientists have been tracking the spread of debris from the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.

Seagoing drones could serve important roles in conservation and environmental safety.

While no structure can be indestructible, there are design measures that can reduce the damage from monster waves.

The small, cheap seismic sensors are similar to accelerometers used in smartphones and can provide accurate alerts of natural calamities.

Drilling in the Japan Trench, an international team of scientists finds an unusually thin and slippery geological fault.

A flotsam extending across an area the size of Texas has nearly finished its trans-Pacific voyage and has become home to a host of invasive species.

Researchers at the University of Buffalo, New York, are developing an underwater Wi-Fi network that they hope will pave the way toward deep-sea Internet.

Typhoon Wipha bore down on Japan Wednesday, leading to canceled flights and bullet train service in Tokyo and flooding Izu Oshima Island.

A deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Monday evening, but there are no signs of a tsunami.

A University of Buffalo team is working on wirelessly transmitting the Internet underwater – a place radio waves normally can’t travel.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Izu Islands and was felt 400 miles away in Tokyo. Fukushima unaffected, Tepco says.