A major earthquake off the coast of Russia set off widespread tsunami alerts and evacuations all across the Pacific. It was the strongest quake on the planet since 2011, and the sixth largest ever ...

Tsunami warnings were issued and evacuations ordered in Hawaii and California after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote Far East on July 30. Residents in Hawaii were braced for the ...

Every year, World Tsunami Awareness Day reminds us that early warning and education can save lives. Tsunamis, triggered ...

Japan is on high alert after a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck offshore, prompting tsunami warnings for northern coastal areas. Authorities have urged residents to stay away from the shore as ...

On Tuesday, July 29, the tsunami sirens sounded across Hawaiʻi. While most people moved inland or uphill, Chris Frendreis, local resident and champion mariner, went the other way, downhill, toward the ...

Russian officials issued, and then soon lifted, a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. There was no alert issued for the United States. The latest ...

Over 225,000 people were killed in Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

NOAA did not renew a contract that supported a handful of seismic stations in Alaska. This could hamper tsunami warnings for ...