Tsunami warnings prompted gridlocked traffic as people tried to reach higher elevations in Hawaii, but the threat level was later downgraded.

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An area near Petersville, Alaska, was hit with a 4.6 earthquake on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S ...

Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path ...

The National Hurricane Centre earlier confirmed that a tropical storm, which briefly transformed into a hurricane, is lurking outside of the US - with forecasters hoping it will weaken later this week ...