A powerful earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could reshape the Pacific North-West, causing drastic land ...

Tsunamis can generate quickly. In 1960, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake in Chile, the largest earthquake ever recorded, triggered 35-foot waves in Hilo. It took 15 to 16 hours to reach Hawaii's shores.

Events were held around Japan on March 11 to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, as attendees marked the exact time at 2:46 p.m. when the magnitude-9.0 ...

I was in the city of Kōchi on August 8, 2024, when at 4:43 pm, my cellphone sounded an earthquake warning earthquake alarm. Moments later, the ground started shaking. On this day, Kōchi was hit ...

Tsunamis can travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean after an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide Tsunamis pose a danger to every community across Canada’s three coastlines.

The number of people injured by a powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan two days earlier rose to 153, but no deaths were reported as of Feb. 15. Of the 153, 12 suffered serious injuries ...

David Zentz / Aurora Select One of Lucy Jones’ first memories is of an earthquake. It struck north of Los Angeles, not far from her family home in Ventura, and as the ground lurched, her mother ...

In January, Japan's Earthquake Research Committee raised the probability of a magnitude 8.0 to 9.0 earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years to approximately 80% This stretch ...

The seismologist, aka Earth scientist, invented the critical measurement tool to help better understand the magnitude of earthquakes. Who is Charles Richter? How does the Richter Scale work?