Amidst these concerns, Japan was hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Kyushu at 6:34 PM (IST) on April 2, according to the National Center for Seismology. Earlier, a massive 7.7-magnitude ...

At least 10 were beached in Japan in 2010, months before the March 2011 earthquake that triggered a giant tsunami that killed almost 19,000 people and wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Several oarfish reportedly swept up on the shores of Japan prior to the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Before Japan's 2011 catastrophic earthquake, a total of 20 oarfish washed ashore, according to The Guardian. The oarfish discovered in California happened two days before a 4.4 magnitude ...