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The largest earthquake in human history may have happened 3,800 years ago
The suspected 9.5 earthquake took place in Chile and would have created huge tsunamis.
Ceramics Trace a 14th Century Indonesian Tsunami
A tsunami-devastated region has a long historical precedent.
Some 600 years ago, a massive tsunami struck Sumatra — in the same place as the 2004 tsunami
Lightning may not strike two times in the same place -- but tsunami sure does.
New gravity earthquake detection method might buy more time for early warnings
This means a couple of extra seconds which could make all the difference in a life or death situation.
Japanese tsunami sent millions of creatures to the US West Coast
Ironically, pollution helped some creatures this time.
Geological deposits hint at ancient ocean on Mars’ surface
Can't have a devastating water wave without water!
What are tsunamis and how they form
Most waves form due to winds or tides, but tsunamis have a different cause altogether.
Tsunami Warning Lifted After Magnitude 7.8 Quake Off Indonesia
Indonesian authorities lifted a tsunami warning issued after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the island of Sumatra - the ...
California faces tsunami risk – L.A. specifically threatened
It's not just the San Andreas fault - a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research reports that ...
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Northern Japan, small tsunami created
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake (initially 6.9) has struck Northern Japan earlier today, with a small tsunami striking the coast without any ...
7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes offcoast Alaska. Tsunami alert issued for Rat and Aleutian Islands
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck deep beneath the ocean floor near Alaska's Aleutian islands, triggering a small tsunami. [caption ...
Earthquake acoustics can indicate if a massive tsunami is imminent
As bad as earthquakes can be, and we've recently had our fair share of earthquakes around the world, the tsunamis ...
Tsunami strikes Solomon islands following big earthquake
A massive earthquake struck Wednesday east of Kira Kira in the Solomon Islands, with several already confirmed victims and injuries. ...
Medieval tsunamis in the Alps – could happen again
If you think about tsunamis, you'll probably think about Japan, Indonesia, maybe America... the last place you'd image would be ...
Scientists report from Fukushima exclusion zone, analyze tsunami
You probably remember the massive 9.1 earthquake that struck Japan last year and the subsequent problems that followed - most ...
Japan’s tsunami was actually a double killer wave
[caption id="attachment_10633" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory created a 3-D ocean model replicating the March 11, 2011 ...
Hugely tall underwater volcanos discovered
In the first ever-survey of its kind, geologists have managed to discover a chain of massive underwater volcanoes, some as ...
Japan raises nuclear crisis level to that of Chernobyl
Japan's nuclear crisis level has been regulated from level 5 to 7 by the International Atomic Energy Agency, at the ...