On April 1, 1946, a strong earthquake near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska set off a massive tsunami that hit the Hawaiian ...

Tidal waves and how to prepare for them were topics of considerable discussion by some San Mateo County government officials last week. The creation of a new website devoted to ...

Preliminary reports from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said tsunami waves were possible for coastlines within about 190 miles of the earthquake’s epicenter, including those on Tonga. The system ...

The eruption also initially prompted fears of a potential tsunami in Japan from any pressure wave triggered by the volcano, but Japanese Meteorological Agency officials later said no tsunami was ...

The California Department of Conservation has released Tsunami Hazard Area maps and data that show the risk of a tsunami for coastal communities from the Mexico border to the Oregon state line.

(TNS) — The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California’s renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the ...

If you live on or visit the coast, you need to be aware of this potential hazard," Steve Bohlen, then the head of the California Geological Survey, said when the updated tsunami hazard area maps ...

The most recent risk assessment, outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey, illustrate the devastation ...

A tsunami surge of water swept through a boat basin in Crescent City in March 2011. (Bryant Anderson / Associated Press) ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high tsunami Darren Orf To live during an age of rapid climate change is to be ...

Three people received minor to moderate injuries. Northland’s tsunami evacuation maps have been updated with more accurate modelling and information to better reflect how tsunamis behave as they ...