Scientists warn that the Cascadia Subduction Zone is capable of unleashing a massive 9.2 earthquake and tsunami that could cripple the Pacific Northwest. This video explains why the region is ...

The presentation focused on two scenarios that pose the greatest risk to the area: a distant tsunami generated by an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, and a local tsunami caused by a significant ...

Earthquakes can be damaging enough, but sometimes what follows can be worse. Dan Smith takes us through one of Earth's most ...

More seismic energy was released in 2025 than at any time in the last 14 years, but the global death toll was well below the ...

It's been nearly four years since a massive volcanic explosion rocked the Pacific nation of Tonga. The eruption created a ...

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The ...

An analysis of last summer's quake showed that tsunami initially traveled across the Pacific Ocean and reached South America, about 15,000 kilometres away from the epicenter. The rebound tsunami was ...

A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami, officials said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, which registered a preliminary magnitude ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a preliminary 6.5 earthquake that struck off the state of Guerrero in Mexico, officials said. The National Weather Service Pacific ...

Guam was rattled Wednesday by two strong earthquakes, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes, which both struck off the southern coast of Merizo Village, ...

Japan was struck by a new 6.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, hitting a similar area of the Pacific coast to Monday night’s powerful 7.5-magnitude tremor. The new quake off Aomori prefecture ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island of Honshu, and just south of the ...