A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...

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

Tsunami warnings are being downgraded in most areas following one of this century’s most powerful earthquakes in Russia.

The quake is the sixth-strongest on record, according to the United States Geological Survey. It’s also the largest since ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending ...

Warnings in the first hours after the 8.8 magnitude quake sent residents fleeing to rooftops in Japan and forced tourists out ...

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.

The shallow quake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern ...

Tsunami alerts blanketed the West Coast and Alaska after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history.

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the area in which a magnitude 8.8. earthquake occurred on July 29, is within the so-called "ring of fire." ...

Tsunami warnings prompted gridlocked traffic as people tried to reach higher elevations in Hawaii, but the threat level was later downgraded.

Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path ...