Lasting only a minute, it shook Pioneer Square with vigor and rattled office and convention centers from Seattle to Olympia ...

Supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for ...

A new type of seismic threat is gaining attention among geologists—and it could have serious implications for California. Known as “supershear” earthquakes, these rare but devastating quakes travel ...

Supershear earthquakes, moving faster than seismic waves, could cause catastrophic shaking across California. USC researchers ...

Supershear earthquakes are more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for ...

An 8.8 earthquake in Russia's Far East early Wednesday that forced evacuations for nearly 2 million people in Japan and triggered tsunami waves there, in Hawaii and across the Pacific. The tsunami ...

This Thursday, California and much of the world will participate in the Great ShakeOut, a time to practice what to do when ...

A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast. The quake ...

A tsunami is a series of waves generated by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean. Large earthquakes below or near the ocean floor are the most common cause, but landslides, volcanic activity, ...

(CNN) — Tsunami waves have hit nations across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, with millions of people urged to evacuate ...

Though California may not have seen a tsunami after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the northern part of the state on Thursday, the rarest fish in the world felt their own little tsunami in their ...

(CNN) — A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, sending tsunami waves coursing across the Pacific as millions of people from around the world ...