“There was a tsunami then and we know about that tsunami partly from the oral history along the Pacific Northwest coast. We know it from geology studies of tsunami deposits, but we have the date ...

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 ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a tsunami that threatened island nations in the region. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local ...

The tsunamis that followed a huge earthquake in ... Researchers believe it then evolved to survive in the coasts and forest of the Pacific Northwest. More than 300 people have been infected ...

A final clue came from Japanese historical records. Tsunami waves swamped not only the nearby coast, but traveled nine hours across the Pacific Ocean — and written records recorded an “orphan ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand--The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear. Satellite images ...

Forecasting the size of future megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis by exploiting the new technology of offshore and onshore geophysical observations. We aim to assess the potential for megathrust ...

The Pacific system was established two years after a 1946 quake off Alaska spawned a tsunami that killed over 100 people and caused massive destruction around the Pacific. Initially the system was ...

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Tsunami waves of 83 cm were recorded by gauges in the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa and two-foot waves were seen at Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

Two decades ago, the idea of Quad began with a shared response to the Indian Ocean tsunami. Today, the Quad stands as a vital force for stability, progress and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.