After that disaster, in 1949 the United States established the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), the first of its kind, to provide early warnings to populations around the Pacific. It was a ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered Pacific-wide tsunami alerts, highlighting the seismic threat of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

As geopolitical tensions, from the Ukraine war to U.S.-Russia rivalries, dominate global discourse, the earthquake and ...

Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...

Scientists diving to astounding depths in two oceanic trenches in the northwest Pacific have discovered thriving communities ...

Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off ...