"Even small tsunami waves can generate really large currents. When the earthquake is so close and in the first minutes it happens, we really do not know the information very well so it's important ...

On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian ocean, unleashing widespread devastation in the ...

Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...

SEATTLE — Officials briefly issued a Tsunami Warning for parts of Oregon and California following a major earthquake off the coast. That warning ended up expiring without any sign of a tsunami ...

A tsunami racing across an ocean and causing damage or deaths more than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) away happens about twice a decade. Tsunamis can occur in any ocean, sea or large body of water.

After Thursday’s blaring tsunami alert sent out a wave of confusion across Northern California, authorities are using it as a lesson in preparing for future disasters. But one expert in Humboldt said ...

An aerial view of destruction of buildings on Koh Phi Phi on December 28, 2004 after the December 26, 2004 tsunami (top) and the same view on November 22, 2024. Picture: AFP World Vision Australia ...

They can’t be predicted and the next one could happen tomorrow. It makes providing warnings an immense technical and practical challenge. In 2004, the data to help inform these warnings was limited.