When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. west coast could shake violently for five ...

The subduction zone has the potential to generate 100-foot-tall tsunami waves and kill nearly a third of a million people, ...

A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 10-foot-tall tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities.

A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck the Pacific island nation at a depth of six ...

tall. As the waves break over the land, flooding of at least 30cm or deeper will cover roughly 444 square miles. Almost 300,000 people would be killed - including 215,000 killed by tsunami waves ...

Tsunamis form from sudden water movements, mainly undersea earthquakes, spreading waves across oceans and increasing as they ...

Major tsunami warning (expected height over 3 meters): This warning was issued during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Wooden structures will be completely destroyed and washed away.

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...