PARIS (Reuters) -Tsunami waves began hitting the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia early on Wednesday, but the waves were forecast to be smaller than initially feared, local authorities said. The ...

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

PARIS (Reuters) -Local authorities lifted the tsunami alert in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia on Wednesday and said people could return to their homes, but said residents should remain ...

Authorities in French Polynesia warned the population of several of the Marquesas Islands to expect tsunami waves up to 4m ...

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French ...

Tsunami waves hit the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia. While initial ...

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of ...

The Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji cancelled their tsunami warnings late on Wednesday night. However, much of the West Coast, spanning California, Oregon, Washington state, and the Canadian province of ...

Memories are more recent – and much more raw – in Japan, where the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake struck with a ...

Authorities in French Polynesia warn residents of the Marquesas Islands to expect tsunami waves up to four meters high after ...

Tsunami alerts have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast after the earthquake struck ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings ac ...