Countries with some of the largest Pacific coastlines in the Americas issued warnings for larger waves or a possible tsunami following an 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia's sparsely populated Far East.

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Thousands of residents of this small city in northern Chile slept outside Thursday after a powerful earthquake destroyed their homes, forced more than 1 million to evacuate and ...

The threat of tsunami waves for coastal regions of Chile quickly passed, after a large earthquake in the body of water that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A category 7.5 quake struck the ...

Tsunami warnings remained in place in New Zealand and Chile on Thursday, one day after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia sent waves across the Pacific. Parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but new ...

The coast of Chile is at risk of "hazardous" tsunami waves after a huge earthquake struck off the south of Argentina, the U.S. has warned, sparking evacuations. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers said ...

Chile said Wednesday it had evacuated around 1.4 million people from its coast after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia was followed by a Pacific tsunami alert.