Geologists studying fault lines near Alaska say pent-up seismic energy could trigger a major earthquake and set of a tsunami the size of the one that caused Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011.

Researchers are warning that tsunami-size waves could hit Seattle if a major earthquake occurred on the Seattle Fault that runs through the city. A new study from the Washington State Department of ...

Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Ritsumeikan University have found a link between the "roundness" distribution of tsunami deposits and how far tsunamis reach inland.

LOS ANGELES — Scientists can do a very good job of tracking the progression of a tsunami and predicting when it will arrive, but they have much more difficulty predicting how big it will be, experts ...

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, officials warned that damaging tsunami waves could follow. Instead, the waves that reached Hawaii and the U.S. West ...

Residents along the West Coast were left shaken when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled the region last week, resulting in a tsunami warning and a scary couple of hours for more than 5 million people.

According to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, NOAA canceled a $300,000 contract with the AEC. This will impact ...

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, officials warned that damaging tsunami waves could follow. Instead, the waves that reached Hawaii and the U.S. West ...