By The Associated Press A tsunami sent powerful waves toward coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, Japan and Hawaii and Alaska after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the ...

Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The strongest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, struck Chile's southern coast in 1960. Below is a list and details ...

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the ...

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after an ...

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula was the strongest worldwide since 2011 and triggered tsunami ...

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The ...

A powerful earthquake struck off eastern Russia, one of the strongest ever recorded. But history has seen even stronger, ...

A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes ...

The earthquake was powerful. One of the strongest ever recorded. Unlike 2011's Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, there ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a warning means that a tsunami is imminent. A warning means ...