It has been one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded – but so far has not brought the catastrophic tsunami that many feared. When the 8.8-magnitude quake struck eastern Russia at 11:25 local ...

When an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s remote Far East, it set off a chain reaction across the Pacific. Tsunami alerts went out to cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. In ...

The National Weather Service issued tsunami warnings in Hawaii, Alaska, and parts of the West Coast Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning after an earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia. A ...

When 4-foot tsunami waves crashed into the Crescent City Harbor in rural Northern California last week, the dock nearest the harbor's entrance — which was designed to absorb the brunt of the surge ...

Thanks to the damage wreaked by the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the cleanup costs in the affected seaside towns around the Oregon-California border could be in the millions. According to ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved disaster loans for Honolulu residents and businesses following last month's tsunami.

It was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded and though early reports show little damage, the event serves as a powerful reminder: Tsunami risk isn’t just theoretical. And now, as advisories ...