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Tsunami

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Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, sets off small tsunami

  • Apr 2
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7.5 earthquake off Japan's northern coast, triggers 2-foot tsunami

  • Dec 9, 2025

California hit with tsunami waves after 8.8 magnitude earthquake

  • Jul 30, 2025

7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Russian coast

  • Jul 20, 2025

Tsunami warning issued for Papua New Guinea after 6.9 quake

  • Apr 4, 2025

Nat Geo series recounts Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000

  • Nov 21, 2024

7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami advisories triggered

  • Aug 8, 2024

Indonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote island

  • Apr 18, 2024

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Tsunami waves reach West Coast after massive Russia quake

  • Jul 30, 2025
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Here's what to do if there's a tsunami

  • Jan 23, 2018
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'This is not a drill' Kodiak police urge residents after earthquake triggers tsunami

  • Jan 23, 2018
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Tsunami hits Greenland

  • Jun 27, 2017

Latest Stories

'Most violent one': YouTuber living in Taiwan describes powerful 7.4 earthquake

YouTuber Prozzie has lived in Taiwan for the past six years and says the powerful 7.4 earthquake shook his apartment in Taichung City every 20 minutes.

  • Apr 3, 2024

US warning center lifts tsunami alert after 7.7 magnitude quake in South Pacific

The US Tsunami Warning Center lifted an alert over the South Pacific on Friday, around three hours after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the region.

  • May 19, 2023
Japan Meteorology Agency via AP

Tsunami advisory lifted for US West Coast after underwater volcano erupts in South Pacific

Police rescued a surfer whose board broke in powerful waves off the coast of San Francisco.

  • Jan 16, 2022

Tsunami advisory in effect for US West Coast after underwater volcano explodes in South Pacific

An undersea volcano erupted near the island of Tonga, prompting a tsunami advisory for Hawaii, Alaska and the US Pacific Coast.

  • Jan 16, 2022

7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Philippines, triggering threat of tsunami

A preliminary magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

  • Aug 11, 2021