New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

Last week, just after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake violently shook the eastern edge of Russia, Californians were warned to gird for possible impact: a tsunami was headed across the ocean, taking aim at ...

The tsunami was 60 centimeters (2 feet) high in deep water 2 hours after formation, and 24 meters (79 feet) when it reached ...

Emergency management officials provide scenario, encourage preparedness ...

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean approximately 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, at around 11:15 p.m. local time, shaking northern parts of the country, according to the United States ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi is no stranger to the ocean’s power. Most people know tsunamis as towering waves caused by earthquakes far across the Pacific. What many do not know is that the islands ...

A state-of-the-art ocean-observing satellite recorded the massive wave rippling out from the epicenter of this major quake. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes In late July, the sixth biggest ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A powerful undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck on Wednesday near New Caledonia in the South Pacific, creating small tsunami waves, but there were no reports of damage ...

A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami triggered by a ...