A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

The sixth most powerful earthquake on record triggered widespread evacuation orders across multiple countries including the ...

“Residents and visitors who evacuated may return home at this time. Please use caution and patience as traffic will likely ...

It was one of the strongest tremors in recorded history, but Wednesday's megathrust earthquake brought less tsunami damage ...

Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning ...

That is what happened with a massive boulder named Maka Lahi by the people of Tongatapu. The boulder can be found about 200 ...

The magnitude 8.8 quake struck 136 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Pacific on ...

A tsunami advisory has been cancelled for all of B.C. after a major earthquake hit Russia's Far East region, one of the ...

After an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia, tsunami alerts were prompted throughout the West Coast and San Diego. It is important for people in San Diego to be prepared in case a tsunami ...

Indeed, the largest tsunami on record, which pounded southeastern Alaska back in 1958, was so huge that its effects can still be seen from space more than six decades on.

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s remote Far East ...