The deadliest recorded tsunami in history claimed hundreds of thousands of lives after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean in 2004. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has documented nearly 3,000 tsunamis since 1610 BC ...

Geophysical Research Letters analysis shows both fault rupture and submarine landslides contributed to the disaster.

SAN FRANCISCO — A small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has recorded dozens of tsunamis, including one that killed 11 people more than 60 years ago, saw little damage Wednesday as locals returned to their routines amid sunny ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able to answer. We didn't actually develop the technology to ...

Russia’s earthquake history spans over 300 years, including 9.0-magnitude events in Kamchatka (1952, 2025), recent quakes in 2025, and powerful tsunamis linked to Pacific Ring of Fire activity.