Tsunami alerts were issued across much of the Pacific on Wednesday after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east. A tsunami is a shock of water that spreads through the sea, usually ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at tsunamis. Tsunamis are formed by a displacement of water – a landslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption, or slippage of the boundary between two of the earth’s tectonic plates ...

(Reuters) - Thousands of people lit candles, visited mass graves and observed two minutes of silence two years after an unprecedented tsunami pulverised villages along the Indian Ocean and killed ...

The California coast is under a tsunami advisory following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of eastern Russia, with a series of waves expected to impact coastal areas overnight. Potential ...

A powerful 7.4-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on 20 July 2025, prompting brief tsunami alerts across the Pacific, including a tsunami watch for Hawaii.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items of grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief tsunami warning ...

TOKYO — Tsunami alerts were issued across much of the Pacific on Wednesday after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far east. Here are key facts about tsunamis and the damage they can cause: A ...