A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours ...

Sixty-one years ago today, March 27, 1964, the second most powerful earthquake on the planet shook Alaska and affected every ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high ...

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile) – 9.5 magnitude This earthquake struck on May 22, 1960, and remains the strongest earthquake ever recorded. It led to widespread destruction and numerous deaths.

There is a reason why California chooses the last week in March to focus on tsunamis. It marks our worst historic tsunami ...

Risk is very real—5 counties most at risk from a tsunami. Could a large tsunami happen in the United States? The USGS ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Governor Mike Dunleavy declared March 23 through 29 of this year as Tsunami Preparedness Week. It also marks 61 years since the Great Alaska Earthquake and the tsunamis that ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake struck Alaska 61 years ago on March 27, 1964. Valdez resident Wade Huls was just 11 on that day, ...

Our guide on how to prepare for a tsunami alert as this year's Tsunami Preparedness Week approaches on March 22–30.

As California officially observes Tsunami Preparedness Week this week, one of the most vulnerable communities in the state is ...

“There are places on the U.S. West Coast, and here in Alaska, where an entire safe evacuation for a near-shore event ... would [have] a much lower success rate,” said Dave Snider, the tsunami ...