The 1964 event, considered the worst tsunami disaster recorded in the United States, began with a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska, according to the Crescent City website.

The huge earthquake in eastern Russian generated the threat of a tsunami along with lots of anxiety among coastal dwellers in ...

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

Scientists in Russia have revealed the geological impact of an earthquake that struck Russia's far east and prompted tsunami ...