Japan is extremely earthquake-prone with tsunamis also an ever-present danger. While scientists are yet to devise a mechanism ...

A powerful underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount off the Oregon coast may erupt. Though scientists say it poses no ...

A Virginia Tech study highlights the potential for a mega-tsunami triggered by a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction ...

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

Florida's tsunami? The surprising 2022 wave from a Pacific volcano was driven by the perfect setup from two other weather systems that resulted in a surge along the entire United States East Coast.

Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the mainland West Coast would be at risk if an earthquake erupts along the Cascadia subduction zone within the next 50 years.

Mount Etna's volcano has erupted in Sicily, spewing a huge column of smoke and ash into the sky above the Italian island.

One dramatic example occurred millions of years ago when an asteroid impact triggered a mile-high mega-tsunami during the time of the dinosaurs, leaving traces scientists still study. Today, one ...

A tsunami like this would wipe out big swaths of coastal cities like Seattle and Portland, and threaten lives of millions of ...

A massive, cliff-top boulder in Tonga reveals a 7,000-year-old mega tsunami, offering new insights for coastal hazard ...

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