A few weeks ago, NOAA announced the cancellation of a contract with the Alaska Earthquake Center to operate nine seismic ...

A powerful earthquake has rattled northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory is lifted ...

Northeastern Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a triple disaster of a quake, tsunami and a nuclear meltdown in ...

In this week’s column, geologist and earthquake expert Lori Dengler addresses “the two greatest tsunamis to hit both coasts ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Despite an all out emergency rescue effort, one person died near the mouth of the Siletz Bay Sunday afternoon when a sneaker wave hit. Callers to 911 reported a person was ...

Over Labor Day weekend in Depoe Bay, Salem photographer and content creator Brian Stone was rock fishing in an aluminum boat with his kids when they had two close-up encounters with gray whales. In ...

The second of two cold fronts that was set to bring slow, steady rain similar to the first one arrived in the Bay Area on schedule Wednesday as it descended from the Gulf of Alaska. As it hit land, ...

Depoe Bay isn’t called the “whale watching capital of the Oregon Coast” for nothing. There’s fascinating marine science behind why this small coastal town offers some of the most reliable whale ...

As Oregon heated up in late August, I took a much-needed trip to the Oregon Coast for the cool saltwater breeze and amazing views of gray whales. The best place to see these gentle giants is the ...

The computer is faster than one million smartphones, and it does 1.74 quintillion calculations per second. The lab worked with the University of Texas, Austin and UC San Diego on the project. The ...

Whale watchers in Depoe Bay enjoy rare, close views of gray whales feeding just offshore in Oregon’s smallest harbor. Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson arrested, widow vows to fight Jon ...