Earthquakes produce multiple types of seismic waves. This forms the basis for early warning systems, like ShakeAlert.

Less than two months after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, another strong earthquake occurred ...

A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves ...

A strong earthquake along Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula caused the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami advisory for ...

The quake briefly triggered tsunami alerts at nearby coastlines, less than two months after a larger earthquake sent tsunami ...

Google quietly used its Android operating system to turn billions of phones into the largest earthquake detection network in human history. Your Android phone can warn you about an earthquake before ...

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The National Tsunami Warning Center had issued an advisory for the western end of the Aleutian Islands, from Amchitka Pass to ...

A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the same area on July 30 and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad ...

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, prompting close monitoring in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. But no tsunami waves were detected along the remote island ...

Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan killed more than 800 people and left at least 2,500 wounded as it destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the country's Taliban ...