An estimated 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's coast, triggering tsunami alerts in nearly a half dozen U.S. Pacific Coast states, where booming waves − some documented as high as 15 feet – ...

In the last two decades, tsunamis have been responsible for the loss of almost half of a million lives, millions of dollars in property destruction, and profound environmental effects. Such a forceful ...

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling across the Pacific to the Americas and south to New Zealand.

A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia on Tuesday evening. It put the West Coast on alert. A tsunami warning was issued on Tuesday ...

Tsunami warnings and advisories remain in effect for a swath of California’s coast Wednesday after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula threatened to bring dangerous waves to ...

Last week, just after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake violently shook the eastern edge of Russia, Californians were warned to gird for possible impact: a tsunami was headed across the ocean, taking aim at ...

Tsunami waves in far-east Russia leave behind destruction after a magnitude 8.8 temblor, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, struck off the country's Kamchatka Peninsula. The ...

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula sent a wave of water racing at the speed of a jetliner toward Hawaii, California and Washington state, spurring warnings and ...