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Residents of Hawaii are breathing easier but remain cautious after tsunami waves from a powerful undersea earthquake off of Russia’s eastern coast were less severe than originally feared. Though they ...

Tsunamis are giant waves caused mainly by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. Unlike ordinary waves, tsunamis travel at high speeds across oceans and grow taller as they ...

More than a dozen countries are on alert for potential tsunami activity after the world’s sixth-biggest earthquake hit eastern Russia. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka ...

Tsunamis are devastating natural disasters caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that send massive waves crashing onto coastlines. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains ...

About three weeks ago, on July 30, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far eastern part of Russia, about 3,800 miles from us. This was a huge ...