Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

“An exciting implication of our study is that seismic shaking, caused by moonquakes generated by movement on young faults like the Lee-Lincoln fault, probably result in landslides and boulder falls ...

Early Wednesday morning, a powerful earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, struck off the coast of the Kamchatka ...

Tsunamis form when a sudden event, like an undersea earthquake, displaces a large volume of water. Their size can vary ...

A massive quake in eastern Russia has prompted tsunami alerts for much of the West Coast. It's one of the biggest quakes ...

Despite being rare, tsunamis represent one of the most powerful and unpredictable natural forces affecting the United States.

Nearly 70 years ago, Alaska witnessed the largest tsunami on record: a ‘megatsunami’ that hit the remote Lituya Bay.

One of the strongest recorded earthquakes in the world, a powerful 8.8-magnitude quake, hit Russia’s Far East early on ...

Northwestern University and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists have developed a new process-based ...

Increased moisture and instability associated with a strong, westward-moving tropical wave are affecting the region. Cloudy ...

Over 7,000 villages (barangay) nationwide are susceptible to rain-induced landslides and flooding amid the strong rains from ...

After a dry start to the summer in Colorado, with wildfires burning across the Western Slope, the approaching North American ...