“Back in 2011 when the 9.1 occurred in Japan, there were nine and a half hours before the tsunami would have reached us. In this case, the first tsunami waves would have reached us in less than ...

and data from the Pacific tsunami center said waves of 80 centimeters (2.7 feet) were detected. Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau, who chairs the New Zealand Tonga Business Council, said she hoped the ...

Smaller waves were detected on three other ... a line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean, and is one of the world’s most earthquake and tsunami-prone countries.

However, it was a stark reminder of the Pacific’s seismic volatility, where events like this frequently give rise to tsunamis, some with catastrophic consequences. Massive wave surges occur when ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning center in their bulletin said that, "Tsunami waves have been observed." They forecast waves reaching heights of up to one metre (about three feet) in certain coastal ...

Confusion ensued after a Tsunami Warning was issued Thursday minutes after an earthquake was detected off the Northern ... A view of Pacific Coastline in Pacifica, California, United States ...

Twenty years after the catastrophic Boxing Day Tsunami killed some 230,000 people around the Indian Ocean, tsunamis have again been in the news recently in the wake of warnings in the Pacific ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre (three ... Two small tsunamis of around 20 centimetres were detected at two ports in the region, the ...

The quake was detected around 18km off the Kyushu region around 9.19pm local time, according to the US Geological Survey. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) initially warned of possible tsunami ...