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Experts have been assessing the risks of large landslides capable of triggering tsunamis at Harrison Lake, about 90 ...

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

This year’s Great Washington ShakeOut is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, when people across the state will practice ...

A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an ...

People living near coastal areas in the south were "strongly advised to immediately evacuate" to higher ground, or move ...

Chunks of river ice tore down trees after a landslide caused a tsunami in the Yukon in December. A landslide into a river in ...

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage near South America, but officials confirm there is no tsunami threat to ...

The coming “silver tsunami” refers to a growing population of baby boomers aging into retirement. The U.S. Census shows the ...

A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves ...

Sometime between 1381 and 1391, an earthquake exceeding magnitude 8.0 rocked the northeastern Caribbean and sent a tsunami ...

Most of the British Virgin Islands are protected by a broad, shallow continental shelf, with waves losing energy as they roll ...