A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake ...

Maui County’s Maui Emergency Management Agency is reminding folks that April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i and asking ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever ...

A tsunami warning has been lifted for Tonga after a strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific Island country.

A major 7.5-magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves on Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Residents evacuated to ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake struck Alaska 61 years ago on March 27, 1964. Valdez resident Wade Huls was just 11 on that day, ...

The Pacific system was established two years after a 1946 quake off Alaska spawned a tsunami that killed over 100 people and caused massive destruction around the Pacific. Initially the system was ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Governor Mike Dunleavy declared March 23 through 29 of this year as Tsunami Preparedness Week. It also marks 61 years since the Great Alaska Earthquake and the tsunamis that ...