A relatively mild 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The earthquake hit in the New ...

Why it matters: Earthquakes on the East Coast travel farther than they do in Western parts of the U.S. — and a 5.8 one from 2011 that originated in Louisa proved it.

The tsunami threat caused by a massive earthquake near Russia has passed, according to the Washington Emergency Management Department.

Among the most significant U.S. quakes outside the West Coast was the Cape Ann, Mass., earthquake of Nov. 18, 1755, with an estimated magnitude of 6.0 to 6.3.

Tsunami alerts were issued across the Pacific, and many people on the Pacific coastline had braced for potential flooding or ...

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off ...

A tsunami advisory is in effect for Washington’s outer coast, the Columbia River estuary coast and the Juan de Fuca Strait ...

Tsunami alerts across the Pacific are being downgraded after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, ...