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

At top, people rushed to get home during last month’s tsunami warning, causing heavy traffic on Ala Moana Boulevard.

Securing flood insurance is the first step in addressing gaps in coverage for tsunamis. When determining the amount of ...

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling across the Pacific to the Americas and ...

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake triggered a tremendous landslide into the ocean and the wave that followed reached 1,740 feet ...

A state-of-the-art ocean-observing satellite recorded the massive wave rippling out from the epicenter of this major quake.

The Krasheninnikov volcano’s first eruption in centuries is believed to have been triggered in part by the massive earthquake ...

However, this recent event has reignited reflection on some of the biggest tsunamis in history, especially the remarkable 1958 mega-tsunami in Alaska’s Lituya Bay, which holds the record for the ...

The world's largest tsunami sent waves taller than The Shard, Empire State Building, and Eiffel Tower.

Tsunamis, triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides, have caused immense devastation throughout history. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the deadliest, claiming over 230,000 ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula shook the Pacific, but its tsunami fizzled. A geologist explains why.

On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever recorded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a colossal ...