It also caused a series of tsunamis, with the biggest waves hitting Tohoku ... farming areas and entire towns were destroyed. 2. Alaska, USA, 1964: Magnitude 9.2 On March 27, 1964, the United ...

The tsunami breaches an embankment and flowing into the city of Miyako Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images It also caused a series of tsunamis, with the biggest ... almost all of Alaska and caused ...

Japan’s biggest earthquake hit the country on March 11, 2011. The underwater quake hit around 80 miles off the coast of Honshu, Japan’s biggest island. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the ensuing ...

26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake spurred catastrophic waves that ...

Among the tsunami of signed orders Monday night in the Oval Office is one that's expected to cause controversy here at home.

Lacking closure over the fate of their young daughter, the couple’s grief remains fresh as they, and the world, mark the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami – the deadliest and most ...

Here is a look back at the impact of the deadliest tsunami in history. The tsunami was triggered by the longest faultline rupture from an earthquake ever observed, seconds before 7:59 am on ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

Scientists have warned that a renewable energy project poses a risk for the world’s largest telescope. AES Energy, a US-based company, plans to construct a large renewable hydrogen facility in ...