The fault that produced the earthquake lies between two pieces of hard rock sandwiching a slippery clay layer, allowing for ...

Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that send massive waves crashing onto coastlines. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains ...

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 ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake — one of the most powerful ever recorded — struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, causing intense shaking for minutes, rattling windows and damaging ...

An earthquake has struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, east of Japan, where one person reported their 'whole house shaking' - with a tsunami set to follow ...

Today marks the 21st anniversary of the Tsunami, triggered by an undersea earthquake of 9.1 magnitude caused by rupture along ...

The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.

Earthquakes and tsunamis in the news over the past few days are a reminder that we live on a dynamic planet with different hazards and associated response times. While tsunamis generated by large, ...

There was no tsunami threat to the Marianas from the earthquake, and no major damages or injuries were reported.

According to a study published in the journal Science, researchers can now explain why the earthquake off the Japanese coast ...