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 tsunamis that claimed thousands of lives across the Indian Ocean are the deadliest great waves in more than a century and probably in modern history. More than 36,000 people were killed by ...

'Unseen footage' of the deadly tsunami that killed over 220,000 people in 2004 has been shared online. On Boxing Day 2004, ...

It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times. Some 20 years ago a massive tsunami in southern Asia, triggered by a 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, killed more than ...

A groundbreaking study from Virginia Tech warned that three US states are at significant risk of experiencing catastrophic ...

Tsunami Warning: Is Russia’s 8.8 earthquake among the worst ever? How massive were history’s top 10 disasters? Tsunami Warning: An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula ...

Tsunami Warning: On July 29, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami warning. This article explores the historical context of deadly tsunamis, including ...

The tsunami, the deadliest in recorded history, killed more than 225,000 people, primarily in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the deadliest in history, killing over 230,000 people across 14 countries.

WASHINGTON — The death toll from the earthquake-generated tsunami in Asia made 2004 the deadliest year for earthquakes in five centuries, the U.S. Geological Survey said yesterday. The agency ...

California’s 5 most deadly, devastating tsunamis The most devastating tsunami in U.S. history struck Crescent City, 20 miles south of the Oregon border, in 1964 ...