Scientists used satellite data to study a rare tsunami. They examined the event with improved clarity today. The SWOT ...

No, this wasn’t a scene from a Hollywood disaster film. It was real. On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever ...

Mother Nature can be brutal and unforgiving - as shown by the largest earthquakes on record. Here’s how they compare in their ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, causing intense shaking for minutes, rattling windows and damaging ...

It was an historic moment, according to the experts, as it was one of the biggest tremors ever recorded, and millions of people were on notice for possible tsunamis. Fortunately, initial reports are ...

(Reuters) - Japan's biggest earthquake since records began 140 years ago hit its northeast coast on Friday, causing a 10-metre tsunami that swept away all in its path. The 8.9 magnitude quake caused ...