The monster earthquake and ensuing tsunami that ravaged Japan in March 2011 left behind a ton of floating debris in its wake—25 million tons to be exact. And now that giant mass of garbage ...

"This was a lateral 'strike-slip' quake; minimal up/down motion, so very low tsunami threat," he reassured. The USGS isn't batting an eyelid either, declaring, "Large earthquakes at this location ...

A brief tsunami warning was issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands on Saturday evening after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea. The National ...

A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday and triggered a tsunami advisory in Puerto ... to update the shake-severity map. Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or ...

Tsunami hazard areas can be quite large depending on the location, and in some cases ... of whether you're in a tsunami hazard zone, and no maps or evacuation signs are available, aim for spots ...