An area near Petersville, Alaska, was hit with a 4.6 earthquake on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Newsweek reached out to the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program via email ...

The eruption occurred after a huge earthquake struck Russia’s Far East Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska.

The last week of July 2025 was big news for earthquakes. Last Wednesday, a super strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Russia’s eastern shores. It was near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Communities in areas along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly ...

Local seismographs registered the energy associated with the shockwave from one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and ...

A powerful earthquake off Russia’s east coast triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific, prompting alerts in Hawaii and ...

Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.

Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.

After an 8.8 earthquake occurred about 129 kilometres southeast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 4:25 p.m. on July 29, the west coast ...