In 1964, a massive earthquake thousands of miles away sent a deadly tsunami racing toward the U.S. West Coast. Despite warnings, many in Crescent City, California, underestimated the threat. When the ...

A powerful magnitude 7.5 quake off Japan's northern coast triggered tsunami waves on December 8, but a clip circulating in ...

In Alaska, a federal grant that funded seismic data collection in order to warn people about tsunamis is being cancelled. Experts say cuts like this could make tsunami warnings less reliable.