Waves that travel across the ocean as fast as a jet. They are 30 m (100 ft) tall. And can uproot trees and move houses. So why do people always think they can outrun them? Tsunamis are caused by ...

Tokyo: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan today. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that the ...

Cebu, Philippines — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged ...

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's ...

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

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least 69 people at a sports arena and raising fears of major damage, officials said. The quake hit around 10pm ...

Around 8,200 years ago there was a massive population decline in northern Europe. Experts have long wondered whether a changing climate caused a decrease in the number of humans in the area or if it ...

Super typhoon Ragasa has hit China's Guangdong province, where nearly 1.9 million people were relocated, while Hong Kong may ...

The magnitude 8.8 quake was the largest since 2011, when a magnitude 9.1 tremor off Japan caused a tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people. July's quake prompted authorities in Japan to order ...