Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench—seven kilometers below sea level—lie hidden clues about some of ...

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, setting off tsunami warnings around the world.

On that day, two earthquakes — one a 3.5 magnitude and the other 3.6 — were included in a flurry of tremors and aftershocks.

A significant 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the Drake Passage on August 22, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings for ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves crashing onto shores in Japan and Alaska in the US and prompting alerts across the ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes in history triggered a tsunami that made landfall in Russia, Japan and the US. Millions of people on both sides of the Pacific were told to evacuate to higher ...

On May 22, 1960, the world witnessed the most powerful earthquake in recorded history. Striking the southern region of Chile, the Valdivia Earthquake, also known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded is sending waves of tsunami alerts and tsunamis across the West Coast, Hawaii, and even Japan.

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

The magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula sent a wave of water racing at the speed of a jetliner toward Hawaii, California and Washington state, spurring warnings and alarm ...

Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.