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 ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded has sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves ...

A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s Far East, causing tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and ...

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

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.

The Atlantic coastline is vulnerable to tsunamis triggered by earthquakes and landslides across the ocean basin ...

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

This geological event caused approximately 40 million cubic yards of rock to crash into the narrow fjord of Lituya Bay, ...

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did Tuesday's mega-quake cause so little harm?

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia’s eastern peninsula and has led to evacuations in Hawaii and elsewhere.