For 200 years, the tectonic plates under the Indian Ocean have been ... the displaced water moves out as a series of giant ripples. This is a tsunami. Just a metre high, but a hundred miles ...

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

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

The Japanese government fears there is between a 70 to 80 per cent chance a so-called 'megaquake' could rattle the country within the next 30 years - in turn triggering a huge tsunami ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A disaster of unimaginable scale looms over Japan as its government is warning that the next ‘megaquake’ could kill as many as 300,000 people. Such a seismic monster – which could trigger a tsunami ...

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

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 ...

This includes 215,000 deaths caused by tsunami waves exceeding 30m (98ft) in some areas. The Nankai Trough is a deep ocean trench formed by the boundary of two tectonic plates, which is hit by a ...