Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

And he built their dream home by hand, with wood from the forest and cement made from beach sand. With its curved walls, the house looked like a giant wave. Just two years after construction was ...

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, causing minor damage to infrastructure and cutting power to more than 20,000 people. Authorities have not reported any casualties ...

A single tsunami likely won't cause the worst-case scenario for every region. But in total, more than 680,000 Californians are in a tsunami hazard area during the daytime.

Scientists have uncovered a rare slow-motion earthquake in Japan’s most tsunami-prone fault zone.

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...

As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6.4-magnitude quake that cut power to thousands and caused structural damage ...

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Chile, causing minor infrastructure damage and cutting power to over 20,000 people.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, causing minor infrastructure damage and cutting power to more ...

The Cascadia fault off the Pacific Northwest can trigger the rare magnitude-9 megathrust earthquakes and cause tsunamis that ...

Chile's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service said the earthquake's characteristics did not meet the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami along the South American coast.

Chile is part of the Ring of Fire which is an area of high seismic activity, meaning earthquakes are common. An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.7 is still very strong even if it is not uncommon.