Mother Nature can be brutal and unforgiving - as shown by the largest earthquakes on record. Here’s how they compare in their ...

Seismologists have long feared that a powerful quake is overdue on the major tectonic faults that ring Bangladesh. They now ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tomorrow marks the International Shakeout, when millions of people around the world will hold earthquake drills. In Oregon, the event coincides with a major discovery by local ...

8.8 magnitude quake strikes near city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Tsunami of 3-5 metres recorded in Kamchatka Peninsula Tsunami waves reach French Polynesia but smaller than feared Warnings issued, ...

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific faded Wednesday after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but ...

MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began erupting after Wednesday's powerful earthquake in the Pacific, a geological monitoring service said. In a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the strongest quakes ever recorded, triggering tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the ...

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TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. No substantial damage has been ...

Update: The tsunami warning for Hawaii and Japan was lowered to an advisory overnight. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia's Kamchatka ...