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 ...

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

The deadliest recorded tsunami in history claimed hundreds of thousands of lives after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean in 2004. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning ...

A sampling of the biggest, most destructive and deadliest tsunamis on record, including the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan and the Indonesian disaster in 2004.

Discover the largest tsunamis in US history, from Alaska's record-breaking Lituya Bay wave to the devastating 1964 Great Alaska tsunami. Learn about their causes and profound impact.

How the tsunami impacted San Diego coast Unlike most tsunamis caused by undersea earthquakes, the unfolding of the Lituya Bay event was triggered by a landslide. This fact has caused some to question ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s Far East, causing tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and ...

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 ...

It was one of the strongest tremors in recorded history, but Wednesday's megathrust earthquake brought less tsunami damage ...

As the world's tectonic plates crash, grind and dive into one another, they release their pent-up energy in giant earthquakes that can rock the ground, trigger volcanic eruptions, move mountains and ...