Russia's Krasheninnikov volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupted for the first time in centuries, possibly triggered by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake, causing ash plumes and brief tsunami warnings.

Local seismographs registered the energy associated with the shockwave from one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Large distant earthquakes in the past have generated tsunamis that caused significant damage and deaths in Hawaii. In 1946, a magnitude-7.9 Aleutian Islands, Alaska earthquake generated a tsunami that ...

The quake comes days after an 8.8-magnitude tremor in the region triggered tsunami alerts across Asia and the Pacific ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported in the Kuril Islands. The earthquake hit Russia's Kuril Islands at 7:37 p.m. HST on Aug. 2 ...

Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path ...