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, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful undersea earthquake has struck north of New Zealand, prompting tsunami warnings for several island nations. The U.S. Geological Agency says the magnitude 7.7 ...

Civil Defence issued an upgraded tsunami threat at 5.20pm on Wednesday, warning people to stay off the beach and off coastal waters due to the possible marine threat of a tsunami of between 0.2m and 0 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's western coast Wednesday generating a small tsunami. No injuries or major damage were reported. The Pacific Tsunami ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground shaking, complicating timely evacuation efforts.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued for New Zealand and other small Pacific islands after a major 7.9 magnitude quake struck in the ocean off American Samoa, U.S. government ...