A tsunami warning was lifted hours after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska in the US. The quake hit 280km (173 miles) south-east of Kodiak, at a depth of 25km, at 00:31 ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 58 miles southwest of Unalaska Sunday afternoon. Many locals felt the event, ...

The quake hit just before noon and was centered about 70 miles south-southwest of Adak, Alaska, according to USGS data. A tsunami warning was not issued in Alaska, California, the Pacific ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 58 miles southwest of Unalaska Sunday afternoon. While many locals felt the event, ...

Local tsunamis are waves affecting coastlines close to the generating area (whether by tectonic or landslide activity). They may be quite severe but only affect a limited area. An example is a fjord ...

The most destructive tsunamis have occurred along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generates tsunamis.