The strongest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, struck Chile’s southern coast in 1960. Below is a list and details of the most powerful earthquakes on record, according to the U.S. Geological ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific faded Wednesday after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the strongest quakes ever recorded, triggering tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the ...

TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several ...