An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula shook the Pacific, but its tsunami fizzled. A geologist explains ...

Tsunamis, triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides, have caused immense devastation throughout history. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the deadliest, claiming over 230,000 lives ...

Dr. Abdullah Ahmed Al Mandous, President of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), stressed that earthquakes and tsunamis remain among the deadliest natural disasters, warning that their growing ...

For the size of the earthquake off Russia, the tsunami has been rather smaller than expected. To understand why, we can look ...

After an earthquake triggered tsunami waves on the west coast and Hawaii, Gulf residents might be wondering if it can happen ...

An early warning system for the Pacific Ocean, based in Hawaii, was created in 1948 following a deadly tsunami two years ...

After a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, tsunami alerts rippled out across Hawaii, Alaska, ...

Specialized buoys can monitor waves on the seafloor. But there are few sea-level stations between Asia and Hawaiʻi to test ...

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ...

Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The recent Kamchatka quake ties for sixth on the all-time list. Here are the top five earthquakes by magnitude.