SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) -- An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending tsunami waves rolling thousands of miles across the Pacific, ...
Residents across Northern California’s coast were told to quickly evacuate Thursday morning and urged to seek higher ground after a magnitude 7 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County prompted a ...
Warning, advisory, watch? They’ve got very different meanings. By Talya Minsberg and John Keefe A tsunami could cause widespread flooding of the coast and nearby waterways. Move inland or to high ...
Hawaii's governor warned of possible larger waves after a tsunami hit the state following a powerful earthquake in Russia. Residents are advised to stay safe. Residents of Hawaii have been warned to ...
A major tsunami could swamp significant swaths of the Northern California coastline, according to hazard maps reviewed by The Times, making it vital for residents to know whether they live in an ...
The earthquake that hit a Russian island was among the most powerful ever recorded, and forecasters immediately feared it could spur cataclysmic walls of water thousands of miles away in Hawaii, ...
Other than asteroid strikes and atomic bombs, there is no more destructive force on this planet than water. Six inches of it, flowing at a mere seven miles per hour, will knock a grown man off his ...
Tsunamis can’t be predicted, but there are steps you can take to stay safe. By Camille Baker A tsunami is in the news. Here are answers to some common questions about the phenomenon. Most tsunamis ...
As the risk of tsunami waves from an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia continues for the western coast of the United States, the National Weather Service is warning people not to ...
Twenty years ago, the seafloor west of Indonesia abruptly pushed upward as a deep undersea fault, where two of Earth’s tectonic plates meet, slipped. The upward shove violently shifted the seawater ...
One night in late January 1700, two tectonic plates running along the Pacific Northwest coast released the tension they had accumulated during a centuries-long tête-à-tête. In a tectonic roar, the ...
Japan's Hokkaido–Sanriku coastal region is under a rare "subsequent earthquake" advisory following a strong magnitude 7.5 ...