Moreover, some sections of the breakwater at Iida Port collapsed, suggesting that this tsunami event was concentrated and amplified through unique mechanisms. To unveil these mechanisms ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

The agency said an earthquake with a similar mechanism measuring 7.5 occurred on January 10, 2018. It caused some damage and a small tsunami, according to USGS. "Luckily, the remote location of ...

However, the mechanism of volcanic tsunami generation is not well understood in many areas, and predicting tsunami caused by volcanic activity is difficult. “It is a difficult field to link to ...

There are a number of scenarios where California could get hours of lead time ahead of a damaging tsunami. But should a quake strike close to shore, there could be little to no warning.