A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves ...

On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake triggered the deadliest tsunami in modern history. This documentary ...

Tensions have waned as tsunami advisories, watches and warnings across the West Coast have largely dropped off as of late July 30, all in the wake of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

(KSWB/KUSI) — Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning, no time to run — just the rumbles of an earthquake, the ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, triggering tsunami waves that reached Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. This is one of the strongest earthquakes ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that killed 11 people more than 60 years ago, saw little damage ...

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast of Russia triggered a brief tsunami advisory that was later canceled for some coastal areas of Alaska's Aleutian Islands Thursday. The ...