One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. Here are key ...

The Pacific Northwest, celebrated for its forests, coffee culture, and dramatic coastlines, is sitting on a geological time bomb. Beneath the calm surface of the Pacific, the Cascadia Subduction Zone ...

Tsunami alerts lit up Siri Zama's phone on Tuesday. The 28-year-old high school teacher in Kapolei, Hawaii, fled inland. "It was raining, and the clouds got real dark. It was just a little scary. I ...

Tsunamis can happen on any U.S. coast, according to the government's Ready Campaign. The Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, however, are at the greatest risk. So what's the difference between a watch ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — ...

Know the difference between a red or yellow tsunami evacuation zone in Hawaii? Residents who live in red areas of the map, mostly along coastlines and harbors, are in the tsunami evacuation zone and ...

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at around 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, sparking concerns of a potential tsunami along the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. NOAA and the ...

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 8 served as a potent reminder that coastal communities face heightened insurance risks. The ...

The Mediterranean Sea is widely perceived as having a low tsunami risk. History and recent modeling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do ...

For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake. The magnitude 7 ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Residents of this small coastal city in the Pacific Northwest know what to do when there's a tsunami warning: Flee to higher ground. For those in or near Columbia Memorial, the city's ...