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

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

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

Both events were tsunamis, and hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives due to the water crashing onshore and rushing inland. But what are tsunamis exactly, and what causes them?

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

The Atlantic coastline is vulnerable to tsunamis triggered by earthquakes and landslides across the ocean basin ...

Earthquakes and tsunamis can often go hand-in-hand. Why does one earthquake generate huge waves while another does not?

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 ...

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