A tsunami watch in Hawaii was canceled Thursday afternoon, hours after a 8.1. magnitude earthquake struck in the Southern Pacific Ocean, initially triggering the watch and warnings. Meanwhile, residents in New Zealand are being asked to evacuate coastal ...

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific on Wednesday and forecasters said tsunami waves were possible for the nearest shores. A brief tsunami watch for Hawaii was canceled. The quake struck 219 kilometers (136 miles) south-southeast of ...

“Sustained lava fountains approximately 50–100 feet (15–30 meters) in height are currently erupting from the north vent,” the US Geological Services Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement, adding that “fountain heights are increasing rapidly.”

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled the alert after determining there was no threat at 9:42 p.m Hawaii time A tsunami watch in Hawaii has been canceled after a huge earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka region. On Sunday, July 20, multiple ...

Earthquakes and tsunamis in the news over the past few days are a reminder that we live on a dynamic planet with different hazards and associated response times. While tsunamis generated by large, distant earthquakes take hours to traverse the Pacific ...

(KTLA) — An 8.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Eastern Russia has prompted a tsunami watch for coastal areas of the western United States. The quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, struck at 4:25 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time at a depth of ...

Watch a view of beach and hotels in Hawaii on Wednesday (30 July) after authorities issued tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Tsunami waves hit Russia and Japan after one of the strongest recorded ...