Tsunamis are among the most powerful and destructive natural forces on Earth. These massive surges of water form through entirely different processes than regular ocean waves, and their size can range ...

What Is a Tsunami and How Does It Form? A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by a sudden disturbance, usually an underwater earthquake, that pushes a large amount of water up or down. Most ...

Tectonic plates cause tsunamis mainly through sudden movements along subduction zones, where one plate dives beneath another.

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

A massive earthquake, one of the largest in the last century, has generated a tsunami advisory for much of the West Coast, as well as alerts for Alaska and many Pacific islands. What to know about ...

Ahh, spring has sprung. Robins are chirping. Flowers are blooming. Yikes, it’s getting a little windy out. Wait a minute. Do you hear that? Is it just me or does it look like the lake is moving? Oh no ...

On Tuesday afternoon, a massive earthquake hit off the coast of eastern Russia. The quake, one of the largest in the last century, has generated a tsunami advisory for much of the West Coast, as well ...

The deadliest recorded tsunami in history claimed hundreds of thousands of lives after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean in 2004. No deaths have been reported from tsunami waves in ...

A massive 8.8‑magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late Tuesday triggered tsunami warnings and advisories across the North Pacific — including Japan, Hawaii, and the western coast of ...

Alarms sounded in Alaska after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the state's shores triggered a tsunami warning. The earthquake struck around noon local time, and soon after, people in at-risk areas ...