Water furiously lashing the top of the Empire State Building might sound like the stuff of dystopian sci-fi blockbusters but, in reality, it’s not beyond the realms of possibility. Because, you see, ...

World’s Largest Tsunami Debris Discovered Date: September 25, 2008 Source: Soil Science Society of America Summary: A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of ...

Some of the world’s largest earthquakes and tsunamis have originated from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 1,127-kilometer (700-mile) stretch that runs from northern California up to British ...

The second largest recorded tsunami surprisingly happened inland, in Washington. The May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption also caused a landslide. Much of that debris fell into Spirit Lake ...

Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, ...

It generated a local tsunami with waves of up to 50 feet and killed an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people. While many people reached higher ground, some returned to the town before the second of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - After decades of speculation, new research proves tsunamis could flood portions of Anchorage following a large earthquake. A team of Alaska-based scientists ...

7. Ecuador-Colombia quake: Jan. 31, 1906. Near the coast of Ecuador on Jan. 31, 1906, an 8.8 quake caused a tsunami that killed between 500 and 1,500 people in Ecuador and Colombia. Its magnitude ...

Because, you see, our oceans have already spawned waves that were taller than some of the world’s great landmarks.. Indeed, the largest tsunami on record, which pounded southeastern Alaska back ...

A team of Alaska-based scientists released a new report showing not only how a tsunami could reach the Upper Cook Inlet, but also just how far inland the water would go. Skip to content Business Break ...