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 ...

Familiarity with natural disasters and preparations such as tsunami drills contributed to the population’s rapid reaction, government officials and humanitarian organizations say.

A massive undersea earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, affecting ...

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

Unsettled survivors of the Indonesia tsunami this weekend remained traumatized by a tragedy that killed more than 420 people and left thousands homeless.

The death toll from South Asia's tsunami soared to at least 212,000 after Indonesia's Health Ministry raised its latest number of deaths by more than 50,000.

Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific were fading after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off ...

A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims began in Indonesia Monday as the death toll climbed to 844 and the need for equipment to dig for survivors grew increasingly desperate. The toll is ...

The US Geological survey said the earthquake was shallow, with its epicentre at a depth of about 19km (12 miles) and 119 km ...

The 12-nation death toll from Sunday’s earthquake and resulting tsunami has exceeded 77,000, officials said, and may reach 100,000.

The death toll in Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami has climbed to 832, the country's disaster agency said early Sunday.

Tsunami death toll in Indonesia crosses 400; officials warn that second giant sea wave is possible The tsunami was preceded by a potent volcanic blast that may have triggered it.