Those three words are common parlance for any Californian. Say it to anyone, and they’ll know what you’re talking about. What is it exactly? An earthquake. A catastrophic one. One that could spell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tsunami surge of water swept through a boat basin in Crescent City in March 2011. (Bryant Anderson / Associated Press) The risk ...

The U.S., Japan, China and Philippines are bracing for tsunamis after 8.8 magnitude earthquake - one of the strongest ever recorded - struck in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's far east coast. National ...

A massive earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia’s far east on Wednesday morning, July 30, local time. The quake was the sixth-largest ever recorded and sent tsunami waves spreading ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...

The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California's renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need for residents ...

LOS ANGELES — The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California’s renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific that hit Russia, Japan, Canada and parts of ...

March 22-30 is Tsunami Preparedness Week in California. Usually, the main event of this Week on the North Coast is our Tsunami Communication Drill when we test the ability to issue a warning for a ...

Wednesday, Nov. 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day. Humboldt and Del Norte counties have experienced two tsunami warnings in the last year and it’s clear from our experiences in these events, we’ve got ...