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

Scientists have had their first look at the landslide material that generated December 2018's tsunami at the Anak Krakatau volcano. The southwest flank of the volcano slid into the water producing ...

Local tsunamis are waves affecting coastlines close to the generating area (whether by tectonic or landslide activity ... Teletsunamis, however, are waves generated more then 1000 kilometers from the ...

Tsunamis have hit Washington and the Puget Sound region in the past, and they will happen again in the future.

That’s precisely what happened in September 2023, when a landslide in a Greenland fjord generated a tsunami nearly 200 meters tall. That’s powerful enough to set off seismic sensors around the ...

"Scientists dredged rocks and mapped the seafloor to find new fault lines, underwater landslides and potential tsunami triggers. “This tsunami could be dangerous for the coastal communities and ...

An earthquake followed by a landslide in 1958 in Alaska’s Lituya Bay generated a wave 100 feet high, the tallest tsunami ever documented. When the wave ran ashore, it snapped trees 1,700 feet ...

Earthquakes are responsible for more than 80 per cent of tsunamis that form around the world, according to NOAA, but these waves can also occur after events like landslides and volcanic eruptions.

A tsunami is a series of waves generated by the sudden movement of the ocean surface, usually because of earthquakes under the sea floor. Tsunamis can also result from underwater landslides ...