When an earthquake occurred on Sept. 24 in the waters near Torishima island, it set off a sense of urgency at the Japan Meteorological Agency office in Tokyo, nearly 600 kilometers north.

About 21,500 people live on the islands in the Izu group and about 2,500 on the Ogasawara Islands. JMA said a tsunami of about 50 centimeters (about 20 inches) was detected in the Yaene district ...

The event coincides with World Tsunami Awareness Day, and all disaster management authorities of coastal States and union territories, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal ...

A second, more powerful quake rocked southern Cuba on Sunday, U.S. geologists said, shortly after a first shallow tremor that ...

World Tsunami Awareness Day is celebrated every year on November 5 to increase awareness about the dangers of tsunamis and encourage preparation in case a natural disaster strikes. Established by ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency is looking into the possibility of a tsunami in its country, after a volcano erupted near Indonesia ...

Rhode Island U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss his reaction to the results of the presidential election, what a second Trump term will look like, and the recent ...

It was a "red tsunami" of wins, Brevard Republican Executive Committee Chair Rick Lacey said from a victory celebration with other GOP officials and supporters at the Pizza Gallery restaurant in ...

HONOLULU, Hi. (WALA) - The National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu has issued a Tsunami information statement following an earthquake Sunday near Cuba. It says an ...

As the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the critical importance of early warning systems, particularly as recent disasters like ...

In August 2021, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit near the South Sandwich Islands, creating a tsunami that rippled around the globe. The epicenter was 47 kilometers below the Earth's surface—too ...