Geophysical Institute Director Bob McCoy says the GI plays an important role in interdisciplinary studies, bringing ...

Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time in centuries on August 3, sending ash and gas nearly four miles ...

The eruption occurred after a huge earthquake struck Russia’s Far East Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska.

The last week of July 2025 was big news for earthquakes. Last Wednesday, a super strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Russia’s eastern shores. It was near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ...

The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash more than 3.7 miles into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located.

The largest tsunami to hit the US was in 1958, striking Lituya Bay, Alaska — a sparsely populate area — which was triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that caused a massive landslide into the bay, ...

Local seismographs registered the energy associated with the shockwave from one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

A powerful earthquake off Russia’s east coast triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific, prompting alerts in Hawaii and ...