West Coast cities, and Hawaii, this week were warned of possible tsunamis after a large earthquake that hit Russia, and caused a tsunami there. The warnings eventually were canceled, but the danger ...

In Hawaii, the governor calmly told residents to head for higher ground and warned of heavy damage. In Japan, where residents are still scarred from a 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, a normally ...

Tokyo (CNN) — An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, triggering tsunamis and sending a massive body of water filled with debris that included boats and houses inching toward ...

Along a quiet stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a hidden fault is slowly loading the energy for what could be the most destructive natural disaster in modern American history. Scientists now warn that ...

The July 29 M8.8 Kamchatka tsunami arguably caused more damage and certainly accrued more media coverage than the shaking losses. Two months out, we have a better picture of what happened, how the ...

Japan wanted World Tsunami Awareness Day in November to recognize the heroic actions of Hamaguchi Goryo who lit the rice harvest on fire to grab people’s attention and light the evacuation route to ...

Hutchinson, Ian and Crowell, Aron L. 2006. Great Earthquakes and Tsunamis at the Alaska Subduction Zone: Geoarchaeological Evidence of Recurrence and Extent. Washington, DC: National Earthquake Hazard ...

"Do not be glued to the screen. Evacuate now!" a Japanese newscaster shouted to his on-camera audience as tsunami warnings reached three continents. The tsunami waves turned out to be relatively ...