A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

A massive undersea earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, affecting ...

“Residents and visitors who evacuated may return home at this time. Please use caution and patience as traffic will likely ...

At least 373 people confirmed dead and more than 1,400 injured, the death toll was certain to rise further, with 128 people still missing from the affected areas.

If a powerful earthquake occurs there, it could trigger a ‘Doomsday’ wave that would swamp much of the US West Coast, ...

An aftershock in Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged region and a new tremor off the southwestern Java coast sowed fear on Wednesday as the toll from Monday’s disaster climbed to 531.

Tsunami death toll in Indonesia crosses 400; officials warn that second giant sea wave is possible The tsunami was preceded by a potent volcanic blast that may have triggered it.

Desperation is growing in the stricken Indonesian city of Palu as residents faced a fifth day with little food or clean drinking water and the official death toll mounted in the wake of Friday’s ...

The death toll from South Asia's tsunami soared to at least 212,000 after Indonesia's Health Ministry raised its latest number of deaths by more than 50,000.

A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims began in Indonesia Monday as the death toll climbed to 844 and the need for equipment to dig for survivors grew increasingly desperate. The toll is ...