What Are Natural Disasters? Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur as a result of natural processes of the ...

All of these hazards could prompt a tsunami and as extreme weather intensifies, being prepared to respond quickly can help prevent lost lives. On this Alaska Insight, we learn about the Alaska-based ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit Guam around 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, based on U.S. Geological Survey data. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there's “no tsunami threat to ...

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea south of the Cayman Islands on Saturday evening, followed by temporary ...

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an ...

A Tsunami warning was canceled in the Caribbean Sea after the region's most powerful earthquake in four years struck in the sea north of Honduras on Saturday.

A tsunami advisory has been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after an earthquake in the Caribbean Sea, ...

Daryono, Director of Earthquake and Tsunami at the BMKG, explained that the earthquake was shallow. It occurred because of the movement of rocks where the Indo-Australian Plate slides beneath Sumatra.

JAKARTA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western Aceh ... at a depth of 59 km beneath the seabed. No tsunami warning was issued, as the tremors were not expected ...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 15 kilometers (9.3 miles ... Authorities have not immediately issued any tsunami warnings, and there are no immediate reports of fatalities or injuries.