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 ...

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 ...

Residents of Hawaii are breathing easier but remain cautious after tsunami waves from a powerful undersea earthquake off of Russia’s eastern coast were less severe than originally feared. Though they ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded has struck off the coast of Russia' remote Kamchatka Peninsula, setting off tsunami warnings across Japan, Hawaii and parts of the US west coast. The ...