The Indian Ocean Tsunami hit Sri Lanka in 2004. Cyclone Ditwah swamped us in 2025. In both cases, in addition to lives lost ...

Imagine a 1,000-foot wall of water racing toward the U.S. It sounds like science fiction. But in 1958, a mega-tsunami in Alaska reached over 1,700 feet high. Scientists say under the right conditions, ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, at least 230,000 people died when the second-largest earthquake in recorded history erupted beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering a devastating series of waves. Places as far apart as ...

Scientists have finally solved a years-long puzzle. New research reveals that a 160-metre wide asteroid smashed into the ...

A powerful new earthquake has struck off Japan’s northeastern coast only days after a major offshore shock triggered tsunami alerts and a rare “megaquake” advisory, leaving coastal communities on edge ...

Far out along the rocky cliffs of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, seismic technology works to detect tremors that could cause a devastating tsunami. But now nine of those stations are expected to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve heard about Washington’s earthquake risk, but you might not realize Washington is also at risk for a major tsunami. It ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - UNHCR and other UN agencies today prepared to begin joint relief work for earthquake and tsunami victims in a previously inaccessible area on the west coast of Indonesia's Aceh ...

SEATTLE — For the first time, we are seeing in detail how large tsunami waves would roll out along the coast and through the inland waters of Washington state. The simulations from the Washington ...