Discover the true scale of tsunamis and essential survival strategies.

Sept. 30 may mark the day communities in Southern California first took initiative to protect themselves from deadly nuclear waste stranded indefinitely.

Most of the British Virgin Islands are protected by a broad, shallow continental shelf, with waves losing energy as they roll ...

Tectonic plates cause tsunamis mainly through sudden movements along subduction zones, where one plate dives beneath another.

On 30 July, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean.

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in late July triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific — and ...

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded triggered huge tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean. Some as high as four metres were observed after the 8.8-magnitude tremor struck off the city ...

The sixth-strongest earthquake ever recorded triggered waves several feet high hurtling towards coastal areas worldwide. Countries in and around the Pacific Ocean announced varying degrees of alerts ...

On Tuesday, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area around Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, resulting in tsunami warnings being issued around the world. From Hawaii to Japan and the B.C.

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia on July 29, tsunami warnings quickly followed. The quake is tied with two other historic temblors to be the ...