The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tsunami surge of water swept through a boat basin in Crescent City in March 2011. (Bryant Anderson / Associated Press) The risk ...

Residents along the West Coast were left shaken when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled the region last week, resulting in a tsunami warning and a scary couple of hours for more than 5 million people.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Thursday — and while Humboldt County evaded major structural damage and injuries, many locals bungled the tsunami evacuation. Of particular concern was a traffic snarl ...

SAN LEANDRO, CA — San Leandro was thrown into upheaval Thursday morning, along with the rest of the Bay Area, when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California, 45 miles ...

A tsunami sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian Far East early Wednesday. It was one of ...

On July 30, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred off of Russia’s Eastern Kamchatka coast, subsequently triggering tsunami warnings in, among other places, Japan and Hawaii. Some have postulated that ...

The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California's renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need for residents ...