Nearly a mile deep, the Pacific Ocean volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only ...

The Axial Seamount, located 300 miles off Oregon's coast, shows signs of eruption. Experts assure it won't affect land or ...

Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega tsunami.

A volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of the year, according to scientists. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 miles ...

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the ...

A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could trigger a devastating mega-tsunami, threatening Alaska, Hawaii, ...

Organisations such as UN’s the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) work with governments to coordinate tsunami warnings. Most tsunamis (about 80% of them) happen within the geologically ...

The rock called Maka Lahi is important in the mythology of the people of Tonga, and scientists have worked out part of its ...

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses.

“The findings we have reported on the Maka Lahi boulder are the evidence of a tsunami in the Pacific region in the Holocene epoch which began around 11,700 years ago. “The analysis strengthens ...