Americans do not typically live in fear of tsunamis, as it’s not a common occurrence, but it is possible, with the US being hit by 21 tsunamis since 1788. The largest tsunami to hit the US was in 1958 ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, causing intense shaking for minutes, rattling windows and damaging ...

Tensions have waned as tsunami advisories, watches and warnings across the West Coast have largely dropped off as of late July 30, all in the wake of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the ...

It was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, a magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia. Despite its remote location, the size of the quake immediately brought potential danger of ...

(KSWB/KUSI) – Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning, no time to run — just the rumbles of an earthquake, the ...

HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, ...

Editor’s note: this story has been updated with a statement from Mike McGuire. Last week, Crescent City saw the highest recorded waves from a tsunami that hit the U.S. West Coast, triggered by a ...

When 4-foot tsunami waves crashed into the Crescent City Harbor in rural Northern California last week, the dock nearest the harbor’s entrance — which was designed to absorb the brunt of the surge ...

HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, ...