Tsunamis are an extreme force of nature that have the ability to affect hundreds of thousands of people at one time and cause billions of dollars of damage. Meteorologist Kelly Reardon takes a ...

ABC15's Justin Hobbs explains how a tsunami forms after an earthquake.

Tsunamis form when a sudden event, like an undersea earthquake, displaces a large volume of water. Their size can vary greatly depending on factors.

As Japan assesses the toll of yesterday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, onlookers half a world away are likely wondering if a similar force of nature could strike in the Atlantic. The ...

Tsunamis are most often caused by large earthquakes, but there can be other sources. The sea floor is disrupted which displaces the ocean water. Waves then start to race outward, at several hundred ...

What causes a tsunami, and how could a powerful earthquake like the one off Russia's coast trigger massive waves?

Tsunamis form when a sudden event, like an undersea earthquake, displaces a large volume of water. Their size can vary greatly depending on factors.

Waves come from the wind so tsunamis, which are basically bigger waves, must come from more wind, right? Not exactly. This cute animation explains that ...

Tsunamis form when a sudden event, like an undersea earthquake, displaces a large volume of water. Their size can vary greatly depending on factors.

Weather How do tsunamis form? Following the major 8.8M earthquake in Russia, tsunami alerts were issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the Continental U.S. West Coast Wednesday.

Understanding Tsunamis: How These Powerful Waves Form And Impact Coasts A 7.0 earthquake near California prompted a tsunami warning on Thursday, which was later lifted. Meteorologist Alan Crone ...

While Utah is landlocked and deals more with earthquakes than tsunamis, the news of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the Russian coast spread quickly.