The region is facing a series of challenges to prepare for any future tsunami evacuation, such as trying to encourage people to use an app to register at evacuation sites.

A tsunami warning was issued for California’s North Coast, after a massive earthquake off the coast of eastern Russia. A tsunami warning was issued for Del Norte County and Humboldt County north of ...

While three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hard by the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami have taken the disaster as a learning opportunity, tsunami evacuation measures still have issues.

9:58 a.m. CDT—Officials in Colombia have ordered the complete closure and evacuation of beaches and low-tide areas along the country’s Pacific coast. Maritime traffic is also being restricted.

Ian Main is professor of Seismology and Rock Physics at the University of Edinburgh. He receives funding from UK Research and Innovation Research Council, a member of the UK Office for Nuclear ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were ...