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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Authorities have lifted the tsunami alert that had been issued for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic following a powerful earthquake off the coast of ...

Powerful earthquakes struck near the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, briefly triggering a Tsunami Advisory for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico before the advisory was canceled. (Photo ...

7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck near the Venezuela coast on Wednesday triggered a tsunami advisory, which has since been cancelled, for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin ...

In September 2023, an apocalyptic event took place in the frozen, isolated wilderness of East Greenland's Dickson Fjord. A mountain peak towering over a mile high gave way, sending a catastrophic rock ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news of the Venezuela earthquakes for Wednesday, June 24. For the latest on the earthquakes, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, June 25. Massive, twin ...

A Pacific-wide tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake gave scientists their first detailed satellite view of a major tsunami in motion. The observations revealed unexpected wave ...

Officials credit 10-year-old English girl Tilly Smith with helping to save about 100 lives just before the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 struck the island of Phuket in Thailand. Rating: True (About ...

In September 2023, in an East Greenland fjord, a mountaintop collapsed into the sea and triggered a mega-tsunami about 200 meters (650 feet) tall. The giant wave rocked back and forth inside the ...