A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves ...

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting tsunami advisories for parts of Alaska. Initially, there was a ...

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami warning along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, prompting communities to order residents to higher ground. The tremor struck at ...

The first tsunami waves have already struck Alaska, Japan, and Russia following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Pacific. The world’s largest in 14 years, ...

The whole point of a tsunami warning system is to get people out of harm’s way before tsunami surges reach them. There are two big pieces to the evacuation problem: under-evacuation and ...

For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake. The magnitude 7 ...

JUNEAU, Alaska -- A reported 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the Alaska Peninsula on Monday prompted tsunami warnings for a vast swath of communities, leading some schools to evacuate and send students ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean off Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.

A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of Alaska on September 18 following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia. The advisory represents the second highest warning level in the ...

TSUNAMI warnings were issued after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked to coast of eastern Russia. The tremor’s ...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake was registered off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday morning, prompting a tsunami warning in parts of Alaska and Canada. "This is not a drill," the Kodiak Police Department ...