Scientists are sharpening their warnings that a powerful tsunami triggered off the Pacific Coast could overwhelm parts of the United States in minutes, leaving little time for coastal cities to react.

The earthquake off the coast of Oregon was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), as per GFZ.

California is located in a hot-zone of fault lines that can rupture without warning. Parts of the San Andreas fault have not ruptured in over 200 years, meaning it's overdue for a high-magnitude ...

Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...

Could an earthquake destroy the whole state of California?

Japan’s weather agency has issued a megaquake warning, the highest level of earthquake alert, hours after a 7.5 magnitude tremor struck the country. Residents living near the Pacific coast have been ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful ...