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Powerful earthquakes rocked Myanmar, shaking Bangkok and toppling a high-rise. With tsunami fears looming, how do quakes trigger massive ocean waves?

Tsunamis are often referred to as "tidal waves" because when ... the point of its origin is called a local tsunami. Once it reaches shallow water, "wave shoaling" occurs. When there is less ...

Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees), also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called "tidal ... where the tsunami originates, waves travel outward in all directions. Once the wave approaches ...

On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake centered near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami that pounded the ...

Preliminary reports from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said tsunami waves were possible for coastlines within about 190 miles of the earthquake’s epicenter, including those on Tonga. The system ...

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has been recorded in Tonga, and a tsunami warning has been issued for places within 300km of the epicentre, including the capital, Nuku'alofa.