Why is it so hard to get people to safety? Effective warning systems are complicated, involve a lot of moving pieces, and ...

A 5.2 magnitude quake shook South Aceh Friday evening with no tsunami threat. BMKG urges caution for possible aftershocks.

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...

Scientists have uncovered a rare slow-motion earthquake in Japan’s most tsunami-prone fault zone.

And he built their dream home by hand, with wood from the forest and cement made from beach sand. With its curved walls, the house looked like a giant wave. Just two years after construction was ...

There are no words to express our grief over the loss of life in the Guadalupe River disaster in Texas.

The Cascadia fault off the Pacific Northwest can trigger the rare magnitude-9 megathrust earthquakes and cause tsunamis that ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

A rare slow-motion earthquake discovered off Japan’s coast sheds light on tectonic behavior and may improve tsunami ...

The tsunami that took 41 lives in Minamisanriku in 1960 was triggered by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake off Chile, the largest quake on record. Seattle ...

About 105,000 years ago, a volcanic flank collapse produced a 1,000-foot wave that crashed into Lanai and formed the island of Lanaihoy. Today, active volcanoes Mauna Loa and Kilauea continue to move ...