Tsunami waves reached parts of Hawaii, Alaska, California, Washington and Oregon on Wednesday, triggered by a powerful earthquake in eastern Russia. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Will McGough writes about travel destinations and outdoor adventures. Hawai‘i’s remote location in the center of the Pacific Ocean ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that killed 11 people more than 60 years ago, saw little damage ...

Thankfully, the tsunami advisory that was put out late Tuesday into Wednesday for Santa Cruz County coastal areas did not mean any major damage to low-lying areas — including the Santa Cruz Harbor, ...