Tsunami alerts were issued across much of the Pacific on Wednesday after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east. A tsunami is a shock of water that spreads through the sea, usually ...

Here are key details on the earthquake and tsunamis. Where did the earthquake hit? The earthquake hit Russia’s coastline near the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula around 11:25 a.m. local time ...

Amelia Templeton / OPB The tsunami advisory along the Oregon and Washington coasts was lifted Wednesday morning, following a quake off the coast of Russia Tuesday. But the alert spurred plenty of ...

A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 8.7 off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula prompted a tsunami watch for the entirety of California’s coast Tuesday, including San Diego and stretching to the Mexico ...