The USGS shows that five earthquakes rattled the region over the last 24 hours, ranging in strength from magnitude 4.8 to 5.5 ...

The Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) kicked off efforts to boost the preparedness of ...

Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

Dams are important. In California, they generate 15% of our energy. They also provide storage for much of our drinking and ...

The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

Sometime between 1381 and 1391, an earthquake exceeding magnitude 8.0 rocked the northeastern Caribbean and sent a tsunami barreling toward the island of Anegada.

Tectonic plates cause tsunamis mainly through sudden movements along subduction zones, where one plate dives beneath another.

During a Monday hearing of the House Interim Committee On Emergency Management and Veterans, Reps. David Gomberg and Paul Evans said Oregon’s lack of preparedness showed during July’s tsunami advisory ...

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean.

Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami warnings that were later lifted. The biggest of the quakes, with a magnitude of ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, prompting officials to order villagers to evacuate from ...

MANILA, Philippines — A strong offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 shook the central Philippines late Tuesday, sending people dashing out into streets, damaging a stone church and ...