This is because of the “Ring of Fire,” an area surrounding most of the ocean where tectonic plates frequently shift ... The largest-ever tsunami wave was recorded in Alaska’s Lituya Bay ...

You may notice tsunami signs when visiting Oregon's coastal destinations. Here's what they mean and how to prepare yourself in case of a disaster.

This includes 215,000 deaths caused by tsunami waves exceeding 30m (98ft) in some areas. The Nankai Trough is a deep ocean ...

TORNADOES, volcanic winters and 70-foot tsunamis aren’t the first words that come to mind when you think: Britain. But our ...

Tsunamis can travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean after an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide ...

Previously, Japanese authorities had estimated that the megaquake could cause damages worth $1.4 trillion. A megaquake is an ...

In the worst-case scenario, the disaster could cause damages reaching $1.83 trillion, destroy 2.35 million buildings, and ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

When the energy is released below the ocean, it creates a series of huge waves known as a tsunami ... Myanmar’s location between two tectonic plates – the India and Eurasia plates – places ...

Pic: AP Over decades, as the plates grind past each other ... generate the magnitude 9 earthquakes that caused the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 or the Tohoku tsunami of 2011. Image: People ride ...

On March 31, 2023, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off the southwestern coast of West Sumbawa, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The quake, occurring at 22:54 local time, had its epicenter ...

Two earthquakes hit the area between Fiji and New Zealand on April 14 morning. The first quake measured 6.5, and the second ...