That evening came to mind recently as I read a New Yorker article by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert, which ...

The “megathrust” earthquake’s undersea magnitude was 9.0, recorded as one of the worst in Japan’s history. It began on the Pacific seabed 45 miles away from the eastern coast of Japan, as reported by ...

Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...

Today in History for July 12: In 1191, the armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard I (The Lionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre, now located in northern Israel ...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Alaska, on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning from the National Weather Service.

A tsunami warning has been issued for south Alaska after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a ...

A doomsday tsunami is likely to strike the US in the near future, but scientists say it's better if it hits sooner rather ...