Scientists were surprised by the strength of the ensuing tsunami. And experts suggest ... so the horizontal movement offset the underwater hillside, causing the destructive waves.

A new tool that assesses the level of danger posed by tsunamis in real-time has been made operational on a global scale.

The impact hurled up a mega-tsunami wave, reaching about 650 feet high. The surge barreled down the two-mile corridor, bounced off the headland, and tore back again, wrecking roughly $200,000 in ...

The Hunga Tonga volcano has erupted explosively again, causing widespread concern and triggering a tsunami across the Pacific region. This video provides the latest update on the volcanic activity ...

Satellite footage has revealed that giant mega-tsunamis were the cause of seismic vibrations that rocked the planet for nine days, per a "Nature Communications" study making waves online.

The rock’s massive presence stands as silent proof that a powerful and devastating tsunami slammed into Tonga approximately 7,000 years ago. University of Queensland PhD researcher Martin Köhler ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers successfully detected a tsunami caused by a landslide using satellite navigation data from a nearby ship. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have, for the ...

Models suggest the tsunami was triggered by a landslide ... by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes along the underwater Tofua Ridge and the Tonga Trench.” The research team included Martin ...