An 8.8 magnitude earthquake just rocked Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula—one of the strongest quakes ever recorded. With memories ...

Tsunamis are among the most powerful and destructive natural forces on Earth. These massive surges of water form through entirely different processes than regular ocean waves, and their size can range ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

A massive earthquake, one of the largest in the last century, has generated a tsunami advisory for much of the West Coast, as well as alerts for Alaska and many Pacific islands. What to know about ...

Here are key details on the earthquake and tsunamis. Where did the earthquake hit? The earthquake hit Russia’s coastline near the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula around 11:25 a.m. local time ...

Hawaiʻi is no stranger to the ocean’s power. Most people know tsunamis as towering waves caused by earthquakes far across the Pacific.

A massive 8.8‑magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late Tuesday triggered tsunami warnings and advisories across the North Pacific — including Japan, Hawaii, and the western coast of ...

The deadliest recorded tsunami in history claimed hundreds of thousands of lives after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean in 2004. No deaths have been reported from tsunami waves in ...