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

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The Silverpit Crater was confirmed as an asteroid impact site. Shocked crystals and seismic data prove the event created a huge tsunami. For decades, scientists have debated the origin of the ...

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi is no stranger to the ocean’s power. Most people know tsunamis as towering waves caused by earthquakes far across the Pacific. What many do not know is that the islands ...

Roughly 45 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the seabed of what is now the North Sea, triggering a tsunami ...

Japan releases fifteenth batch of treated water from Fukushima with tritium levels well below international limits, IAEA ...

The number of people killed after a barrier lake burst its banks in Taiwan has risen by two to a total of 17. The Matai'an ...

The breaching of a barrier lake – formed after landslides triggered by another typhoon blocked rivers in a remote mountain ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - A 2.3 magnitude quake was detected close to Berkeley Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological ...

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