A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the largest earthquakes on ...

On Thursday, researchers released their conclusions in the journal Science. The island had been hit by one of the biggest tsunamis ever recorded, they said, with waves that left a watermark about 650 ...

Japan is facing the risk of a possible "megaquake" in the near future, following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred off ...

Tsunamis and tidal waves are the powerful types of wave on Earth, but very different processes are involved in their formation.

Satellite data show the shape of a wave as water sloshed around Dickson Fjord after a rockslide triggered a tsunami. The SWOT ...

A new study highlights the tsunami threat facing Southland, where a nearby earthquake zone is thought capable of unleashing ...

The mediterranean sea straddles two tectonic plates and is lined by large towns and cities. We need to take the tsunami ...

Tsunami waves often look like walls of water and can attack the shoreline and be dangerous for hours, with waves coming every 5 to 60 minutes. The first wave may not be the largest, and often it ...