New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

More than six centuries later, scientists say that the skeletons hold vital clues about the history of tsunamis. The post Medieval tsunami left coral clues in the caribbean with a warning appeared ...

Earthquakes can be damaging enough, but sometimes what follows can be worse. Dan Smith takes us through one of Earth's most ...

The state of Hawaii is one of the more tsunami susceptible spots in the world, thanks to its remote location in the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by the infamous seismic activity known as the "ring of ...

Traces of paleotsunami at the lowland of the Ube River, Noda Village. The Sanriku Coast has been hit by tsunamis throughout its history, leaving behind tsunami deposits. Credit: Tohoku University ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tsunamis are among the most powerful and destructive natural forces on Earth. These massive surges of water form through entirely ...

No, this wasn’t a scene from a Hollywood disaster film. It was real. On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever ...