A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

This geological event caused approximately 40 million cubic yards of rock to crash into the narrow fjord of Lituya Bay, ...

On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever recorded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a colossal ...

The world's largest tsunami sent waves taller than The Shard, Empire State Building, and Eiffel Tower.

The biggest tsunami ever recorded reached 1720 feet high—which is taller than the Willis Tower in Chicago.

On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever recorded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a colossal ...

Honolulu — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling across the Pacific to the Americas and south to New Zealand ...

World Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami Past strong earthquakes have caused massive and damaging waves far away, but scientists say these tsunami ...

As climate change increases the likelihood of glacial melt and destabilized terrain in some parts of the world, scientists warn that rare events like the Lituya Bay tsunami could happen in similar ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded has sent a tsunami crashing into a Russian port and smaller waves barreling across the Pacific to the Americas and south to New Zealand.