Tag: tsunami

Wave created by Tonga volcano eruption reached 90 meters—nine times taller than 2011 Japan tsunami

The initial tsunami wave created by the eruption of the underwater Hunga Tonga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga in January 2022 reached 90 meters in...

Scientists provide explanation for exceptional Tonga tsunami

Scientists say they have identified the exact mechanism responsible for the exceptional tsunami that spread quickly across the world after the colossal eruption of...

Tsunami threats are greatly underestimated in current models, new research shows

The 2004 Sumatra earthquake generated one of the most destructive tsunamis ever recorded, with 100-foot waves that killed nearly 230,000 and resulted in an...

Offshore earthquake shakes Taiwan; no danger of tsunami

A strong earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei. No serious damage or injuries were...

Collaboration helps geophysicists better understand severe earthquake-tsunami risks

For nearly a decade, researchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have fostered a healthy collaboration between geophysicists...

A landslide near a glacier caused a tsunami. Was there a climate connection?

In 2020, seismologist Goran Ekström noticed a peculiar wiggle picked up on Nov. 28 by seismographs around the world. It emanated from a remote...

Megathrust earthquake and tsunami 3,800 years ago kept hunter-gathers in Chile inland for 1,000 years

An international team of researchers has found evidence of a megathrust earthquake occurring approximately 3,800 years ago off the coast of what is now...

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