The wave peaked every 92 seconds ... Their published findings revealed a similar story that a massive landslide caused the ...

Sandanbata says tsunami waves can also be caused by activities such as explosive eruptions of undersea volcanoes, shock waves caused by eruptions, crustal movements on the seabed triggered by ...

New map of ‘mega ripples’ caused by dinosaur-killing asteroid helps recreate extinction event - Findings may help predict ...

The Pacific system was established two years after a 1946 quake off Alaska spawned a tsunami that killed over 100 people and caused massive ... in the 2004 event tsunami waves pummeled the ...

Drowning is the most common cause of death associated with a tsunami. Tsunami waves and the receding water are very destructive to structures in the run-up zone. Other hazards include flooding ...

For centuries, seafaring folks' reports of terrifyingly huge waves that appeared out of nowhere were dismissed as fantasy by those on dry land. Now, the existence of these "real sea monsters" that ...

Our guide on how to prepare for a tsunami alert as this year's Tsunami Preparedness Week approaches on March 22–30.

The large magnitude is cause for concern. Major earthquakes that occur beneath the sea lead to deadly tsunamis. Still, visual detection in the vast open ocean remains challenging because the powerful ...

At the same time, on the other side of the ocean, the wave travelling west hits Sri Lanka. The tsunami's energy is so great, it travels around the world three times. Earthquakes at sea cause water ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands took part in the annual Caribe Wave tsunami preparedness exercise Thursday, engaging residents and ...