On Tuesday, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area around Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, resulting in tsunami ...

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30.5 meters), ...

Get the basics on tsunamis: what they are, what causes them, how they can be avoided, and more.

What causes a tsunami? Eighty per cent of tsunamis are generated by earthquakes, but that's not their only source. They can be caused by landslides both above and beneath the ocean.

Clearly, tsunamis occur, but how often and how dangerous can they be? Here are a few tsunami facts. WATCH | Waves reach Japan's Hokkaido coastline after Russian earthquake What is a tsunami? The ...

Clearly, tsunamis occur, but how often and how dangerous can they be? Here are a few tsunami facts. WATCH | Waves reach Japan's Hokkaido coastline after Russian earthquake What is a tsunami? The ...

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 ...

Tsunami waves have reached the US west coast after a 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's eastern coast triggered warnings ...

What is a tsunami – and what are the tell-tale signs? Tsunamis are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea, and can also be triggered by large rock slides or meteorite ...

What are the warning signs of a tsunami? Authorities issue warnings if tsunamis are likely to occur, based on recent earthquakes, but there are also ‘natural tsunami warnings’.

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered a tsunami that primarily affected the Kuril Islands while the Klyuchevskoy volcano erupted.