Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Millions of Americans are under weather warnings or advisories today as the U.S. braces for a new winter storm this week. A ...

The Pacific region is one of the most vital areas of the earth, but it is not always the safest, particularly from natural ...

From climate disasters to political upheavals, Asia faced significant challenges in 2024, leaving a complex legacy for the region. Whether it’s a turning point for collaboration or a deepening of ...

RNZ International (RNZI) began broadcasting to the Pacific region 35 years ago — on 24 January 1990, the same day the ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Twenty years after an Indian Ocean tsunami killed thousands, Riley Kehoe recalls the terror she felt as a girl facing a ...

Researchers from Kobe University, the University of Tokyo and elsewhere said the mollusk had survived a succession of past tsunami until the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake devastated ...

That’s essentially the advice Japan’s government had for the wave of Aussie tourists flooding into its heaving hotspots this holiday season. Obviously, they put it more politely than that.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit Guam around 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, based on U.S. Geological Survey data. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there's “no tsunami threat to ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series retracing the lives of four families over the decade following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, mainly through ...