On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake off northern Sumatra unleashed one of the worst disasters in human history, killing an ...

New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

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 ...

Last week, just after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake violently shook the eastern edge of Russia, Californians were warned to gird for possible impact: a tsunami was headed across the ocean, taking aim at ...

The first tsunami waves have already struck Alaska, Japan, and Russia following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Pacific. The world’s largest in 14 years, ...

In the summer of 2025, a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. While that is not one of the five largest earthquakes ever recorded, that is still ...